Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs Pro 580

Place in performance ranking	258	354
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.09	14.74
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	Vega Mobile
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	5 June 2017 (7 years ago)	15 November 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	$5999	$360

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 20 has 1252% better value for money than Pro 580.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2304	1280
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	815 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1283 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	172.8	102.6
Floating-point performance	6,175 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro 580 and Radeon Pro Vega 20 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	1024 Bit
Memory clock speed	6780 MHz	1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth	217.0 GB/s	189.4 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro 580 20.08
+46.4%

Pro Vega 20 13.72

Pro 580 outperforms Pro Vega 20 by 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Pro 580 7753
+46.3%

Pro Vega 20 5299

Pro 580 outperforms Pro Vega 20 by 46% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Pro 580 37641
+40.2%

Pro Vega 20 26840

Pro 580 outperforms Pro Vega 20 by 40% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro 580 43767
+63.2%

Pro Vega 20 26819

Pro 580 outperforms Pro Vega 20 by 63% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	90−95 +42.9%	63 −42.9%
4K	60−65 +46.3%	41 −46.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+50%

14−16

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	51 +70%	30−33 −70%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
Hitman 3	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +57.1%	35−40 −57.1%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	46 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
Hitman 3	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +57.1%	35−40 −57.1%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +66.7%	30−33 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +57.1%	35−40 −57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+58.3%

24−27

−58.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Hitman 3	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+57.1%

14−16

−57.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%