Radeon Pro 580X vs RX 5500 XT

Place in performance ranking	216	270
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.38	1.23
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Navi 14 XTX	Polaris 20
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 December 2019 (4 years ago)	18 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data
Current price	$317 (1.9x MSRP)	$5999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500 XT has 1150% 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	1408	2304
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	162.4	172.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5500 XT and Radeon Pro 580X 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 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	180 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	217.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

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 23.69
+21.5%

Pro 580X 19.50

RX 5500 XT outperforms Pro 580X by 21% based on our aggregated 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 9160
+21.5%

Pro 580X 7540

RX 5500 XT outperforms Pro 580X by 21% 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%

RX 5500 XT 44875
+21.9%

Pro 580X 36817

RX 5500 XT outperforms Pro 580X by 22% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

RX 5500 XT 41923
+6.1%

Pro 580X 39504

RX 5500 XT outperforms Pro 580X by 6% 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.

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	75 +25%	60−65 −25%
1440p	43 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
4K	25 +38.9%	18−21 −38.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

78
+30%

60−65

−30%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 +30.9%	55−60 −30.9%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +30%	60−65 −30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +30%	40−45 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +22%	50−55 −22%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +26.7%	45−50 −26.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +30%	50−55 −30%
Forza Horizon 4	78 +30%	60−65 −30%
Hitman 3	101 +26.3%	80−85 −26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	166 +27.7%	130−140 −27.7%
Metro Exodus	132 +32%	100−105 −32%
Red Dead Redemption 2	108 +27.1%	85−90 −27.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	133 +33%	100−105 −33%
Watch Dogs: Legion	74 +23.3%	60−65 −23.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +30%	60−65 −30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +30%	40−45 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +28.6%	35−40 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	43 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	46 +31.4%	35−40 −31.4%
Forza Horizon 4	66 +32%	50−55 −32%
Hitman 3	61 +22%	50−55 −22%
Horizon Zero Dawn	133 +33%	100−105 −33%
Metro Exodus	92 +22.7%	75−80 −22.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	88 +25.7%	70−75 −25.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	87 +24.3%	70−75 −24.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 +26.7%	75−80 −26.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	64 +28%	50−55 −28%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	49 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +30%	40−45 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +26.7%	45−50 −26.7%
Forza Horizon 4	56 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	87 +24.3%	70−75 −24.3%
Metro Exodus	83 +27.7%	65−70 −27.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	58 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	36 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

76
+26.7%

60−65

−26.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +28.6%	35−40 −28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	67 +21.8%	55−60 −21.8%
Hitman 3	45 +28.6%	35−40 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 +25%	16−18 −25%
Far Cry 5	60 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +36.7%	30−33 −36.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65 +30%	50−55 −30%
Metro Exodus	60 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	66 +32%	50−55 −32%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	25 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	37 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Hitman 3	26 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	22 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Battlefield 5	35 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	8 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	21 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	37 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Metro Exodus	31 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14 +40%	10−11 −40%