Pro Vega 48 vs Pro 580X

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Combined performance score

Pro 580X
19.45

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Pro 580X by 50% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking267176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.1825.31
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 20Vega 10
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date18 March 2019 (5 years old)19 March 2019 (5 years old)
Current price$5999 $671
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 48 has 2045% better value for money than Pro 580X.

Technical specs

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 cores23043072
Core clock speed1100 MHz1200 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate172.8249.6

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
WidthIGPIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed6780 MHz1572 MHz
Memory bandwidth217.0 GB/s402.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125

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 580X 19.45
Pro Vega 48 29.15
+49.9%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Pro 580X by 50% in our combined 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 580X 7540
Pro Vega 48 11299
+49.9%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Pro 580X by 50% 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 580X 37347
Pro Vega 48 53445
+43.1%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Pro 580X by 43% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro 580X 40478
Pro Vega 48 58050
+43.4%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Pro 580X by 43% 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.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 19.45 29.15

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 580X in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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