Radeon RX 7800 XT vs Pro 580X

Place in performance ranking	270	26
Place by popularity	not in top-100	95
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.28	28.69
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Polaris 20	Navi 32
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	18 March 2019 (5 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$579
Current price	$5999	$669 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 2141% better value for money than Pro 580X.

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	3840
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	172.8	604.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro 580X and Radeon RX 7800 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6780 MHz	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	217.0 GB/s	576.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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 19.52

RX 7800 XT 62.30
+219%

RX 7800 XT outperforms Pro 580X by 219% 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 580X 7540

RX 7800 XT 24060
+219%

RX 7800 XT outperforms Pro 580X by 219% in Passmark.

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	65−70 −220%	208 +220%
1440p	35−40 −251%	123 +251%
4K	21−24 −252%	74 +252%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

80−85
−223%

258

+223%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −224%	178 +224%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −260%	100−110 +260%
Battlefield 5	60−65 −230%	190−200 +230%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −226%	110−120 +226%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −222%	193 +222%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −223%	110−120 +223%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −236%	150−160 +236%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −227%	278 +227%
Hitman 3	35−40 −234%	110−120 +234%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −239%	474 +239%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −248%	130−140 +248%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −246%	120−130 +246%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 −225%	488 +225%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −227%	196 +227%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −224%	162 +224%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −260%	100−110 +260%
Battlefield 5	60−65 −230%	190−200 +230%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −226%	110−120 +226%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −222%	161 +222%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −223%	110−120 +223%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −236%	150−160 +236%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −235%	200−210 +235%
Hitman 3	35−40 −234%	110−120 +234%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −228%	260−270 +228%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −238%	81 +238%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −246%	120−130 +246%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −232%	398 +232%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 −233%	366 +233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −263%	120−130 +263%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −225%	130 +225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −260%	100−110 +260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −226%	110−120 +226%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −229%	148 +229%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −223%	110−120 +223%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −242%	222 +242%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −222%	274 +222%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 −240%	340 +240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −233%	200 +233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −222%	145 +222%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
−246%

120−130

+246%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −248%	130−140 +248%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −248%	130−140 +248%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −240%	119 +240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −262%	75−80 +262%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −227%	95−100 +227%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −223%	97 +223%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −222%	161 +222%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −237%	202 +237%
Hitman 3	27−30 −230%	85−90 +230%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −234%	217 +234%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −229%	148 +229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −224%	243 +224%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −227%	147 +227%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −229%	115 +229%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
−250%

100−110

+250%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −248%	70−75 +248%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −233%	60−65 +233%
Hitman 3	16−18 −231%	50−55 +231%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −241%	90−95 +241%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −250%	84 +250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −237%	118 +237%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −230%	89 +230%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −229%	45−50 +229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −221%	45−50 +221%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −267%	44 +267%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −258%	40−45 +258%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −228%	164 +228%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −228%	131 +228%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −220%	112 +220%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −272%	67 +272%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−256%

60−65
+256%

This is how Pro 580X and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 220% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 251% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 252% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.52	62.30
Recency	18 March 2019	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	263 Watt