Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs RX 580 2048SP

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 2048SP with Radeon AI PRO R9700, including specs and performance data.

RX 580 2048SP
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
18.26

AI PRO R9700 outperforms RX 580 2048SP by a whopping 290% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking32316
Place by popularity45not in top-100
Power efficiency9.2918.11
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code namePolaris 20Navi 48
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date15 October 2018 (6 years ago)23 July 2025 (less than a year 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 cores20484096
Core clock speed1168 MHz1660 MHz
Boost clock speed1284 MHz2920 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate164.4747.5
Floating-point processing power5.259 TFLOPS47.84 TFLOPS
ROPs32128
TMUs128256
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s644.6 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RX 580 2048SP 18.26
AI PRO R9700 71.19
+290%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RX 580 2048SP 7652
AI PRO R9700 29830
+290%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.26 71.19
Recency 15 October 2018 23 July 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 300 Watt

RX 580 2048SP has 100% lower power consumption.

AI PRO R9700, on the other hand, has a 289.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon AI PRO R9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580 2048SP in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop graphics card while Radeon AI PRO R9700 is a workstation one.

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