Radeon RX 580X vs R2 (Stoney Ridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) with Radeon RX 580X, including specs and performance data.
RX 580X outperforms R2 (Stoney Ridge) by a whopping 1797% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1121 | 304 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.65 | 7.15 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Stoney Ridge | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1257 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 600 MHz | 1340 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 185 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 193.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 6.175 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 144 |
Form factor & 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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 data | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1789%
|
170−180
+1789%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1674%
|
550−600
+1674%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−1775%
|
450−500
+1775%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1757%
|
260−270
+1757%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1789%
|
170−180
+1789%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1674%
|
550−600
+1674%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1757%
|
260−270
+1757%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1789%
|
170−180
+1789%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1674%
|
550−600
+1674%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−1700%
|
90−95
+1700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−1700%
|
180−190
+1700%
|
| Valorant | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1767%
|
280−290
+1767%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−1700%
|
90−95
+1700%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.94 | 17.83 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 11 April 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 185 Watt |
R2 (Stoney Ridge) has 1133.3% lower power consumption.
RX 580X, on the other hand, has a 1796.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 580X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) is a notebook card while Radeon RX 580X is a desktop one.
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