Radeon Pro 580X vs RX 550X Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

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

RX 550X Mobile
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
5.60

Pro 580X outperforms 550X Mobile by a whopping 222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking654340
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.629.26
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 23Polaris 20
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date11 April 2018 (7 years ago)18 March 2019 (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 cores6402304
Core clock speed1100 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1287 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate51.48172.8
Floating-point processing power1.647 TFLOPS5.53 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs40144
L1 Cache160 KB576 KB
L2 Cache512 KB2 MB

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
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 MHz1695 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s217.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API and SDK support

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 HD26
−208%
80−85
+208%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 24−27
−213%
75−80
+213%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Far Cry 5 21
−210%
65−70
+210%
Fortnite 30−35
−194%
100−105
+194%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−208%
80−85
+208%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−213%
50−55
+213%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−210%
65−70
+210%
Valorant 65−70
−218%
210−220
+218%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 24−27
−213%
75−80
+213%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−216%
300−310
+216%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Dota 2 53
−221%
170−180
+221%
Far Cry 5 18
−206%
55−60
+206%
Fortnite 30−35
−194%
100−105
+194%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−208%
80−85
+208%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−213%
50−55
+213%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−216%
60−65
+216%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−210%
65−70
+210%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−200%
60−65
+200%
Valorant 65−70
−218%
210−220
+218%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
−213%
75−80
+213%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Dota 2 49
−206%
150−160
+206%
Far Cry 5 15
−200%
45−50
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−208%
80−85
+208%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−210%
65−70
+210%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−208%
40−45
+208%
Valorant 65−70
−218%
210−220
+218%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
−194%
100−105
+194%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
−202%
130−140
+202%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−216%
120−130
+216%
Valorant 60−65
−217%
200−210
+217%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−208%
40−45
+208%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Valorant 27−30
−221%
90−95
+221%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Dota 2 20−22
−200%
60−65
+200%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%

This is how RX 550X Mobile and Pro 580X compete in popular games:

  • Pro 580X is 208% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.60 18.03
Recency 11 April 2018 18 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 150 Watt

RX 550X Mobile has 200% lower power consumption.

Pro 580X, on the other hand, has a 222% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

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

Be aware that Radeon RX 550X Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 580X is a mobile workstation one.

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