Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs RX 550 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 Mobile with Radeon RX 580 2048SP, including specs and performance data.

RX 550 Mobile
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.99

RX 580 2048SP outperforms RX 550 Mobile by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking557280
Place by popularitynot in top-10061
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.47no data
Power efficiency9.659.18
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameLexaPolaris 20
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 July 2017 (7 years ago)15 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores6402048
Core clock speed1100 MHz1168 MHz
Boost clock speed1287 MHz1284 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate51.48164.4
Floating-point processing power1.647 TFLOPS5.259 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs40128

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 HD15
−167%
40−45
+167%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.33no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12
−150%
30−33
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
−170%
27−30
+170%
Elden Ring 14
−150%
35−40
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 28
−168%
75−80
+168%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Valorant 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Counter-Strike 2 4
−150%
10−11
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Dota 2 27
−178%
75−80
+178%
Elden Ring 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%
Far Cry 5 29
−176%
80−85
+176%
Fortnite 40−45
−168%
110−120
+168%
Forza Horizon 4 24
−171%
65−70
+171%
Grand Theft Auto V 18
−178%
50−55
+178%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−181%
160−170
+181%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Valorant 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
World of Tanks 100−110
−178%
300−310
+178%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Dota 2 43
−179%
120−130
+179%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−174%
85−90
+174%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−181%
45−50
+181%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−181%
160−170
+181%
Valorant 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Elden Ring 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−182%
110−120
+182%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
World of Tanks 50−55
−180%
140−150
+180%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Valorant 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Elden Ring 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Fortnite 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Valorant 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%

This is how RX 550 Mobile and RX 580 2048SP compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 2048SP is 167% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.99 19.95
Recency 2 July 2017 15 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 150 Watt

RX 550 Mobile has 200% lower power consumption.

RX 580 2048SP, on the other hand, has a 185.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop one.


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