GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Place in performance ranking	215	378
Place by popularity	82	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.36	8.17
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Navi 14 XTX	GF110
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 December 2019 (4 years ago)	9 November 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	$499
Current price	$317 (1.9x MSRP)	$14.89 (0x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500 XT has 88% better value for money than GTX 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	1408	512
CUDA cores	no data	512
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	772 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,400 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	244 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	97 °C
Texture fill rate	162.4	49.4 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	1,581.1 gflops

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).

Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	180 mm	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	One 6-pin and One 8-pin
SLI options	no data	+

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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	192.4 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.5	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
CUDA	no data	+

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.

RX 5500 XT 23.71
+101%

GTX 580 11.82

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 101% 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%

RX 5500 XT 9155
+101%

GTX 580 4565

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 101% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 5500 XT 19499
+222%

GTX 580 6065

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 222% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 5500 XT 68429
+212%

GTX 580 21941

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 212% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 5500 XT 14305
+188%

GTX 580 4970

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 188% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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%

RX 5500 XT 44812
+189%

GTX 580 15523

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 189% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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:

900p	100−110 +88.7%	53 −88.7%
Full HD	74 −29.7%	96 +29.7%
1200p	150−160 +92.3%	78 −92.3%
1440p	41 +128%	18−21 −128%
4K	24 +140%	10−12 −140%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72	no data
Battlefield 5	75−80	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	61	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65	no data
Forza Horizon 4	78	no data
Hitman 3	64	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	166	no data
Metro Exodus	132	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	108	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	133	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	74	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58	no data
Battlefield 5	75−80	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	45	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	61	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95	no data
Metro Exodus	93	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	88	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	108	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	202	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	49	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	40	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	56	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	87	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	58	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	36	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	67	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	20	no data
Far Cry 5	60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	41	no data
Hitman 3	36	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65	no data
Metro Exodus	60	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	66	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	26	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20	no data
Hitman 3	26	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	22	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	8	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Forza Horizon 4	21	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	37	no data
Metro Exodus	31	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	14	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

This is how RX 5500 XT and GTX 580 compete in popular games:

RX 5500 XT is 89% faster in 900p
GTX 580 is 30% faster in 1080p
RX 5500 XT is 92% faster in 1200p
RX 5500 XT is 128% faster in 1440p
RX 5500 XT is 140% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.71	11.82
Recency	12 December 2019	9 November 2010
Cost	$169	$499
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1536 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	244 Watt