Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs RX 580 2048SP

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 2048SP with Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, including specs and performance data.

RX 580 2048SP
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
17.28
+78.9%

580 2048SP outperforms Steam Deck 8CU by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking334481
Place by popularity44not in top-100
Power efficiency9.30no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 2 (2022−2023)
GPU code namePolaris 20RDNA 2 Sephiroth
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 October 2018 (7 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 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 cores2048512
Core clock speed1168 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1284 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate164.4no data
Floating-point processing power5.259 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs128no data
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache2 MB1 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 HD50−55
+72.4%
29
−72.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+0%
10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how RX 580 2048SP and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 2048SP is 72% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 17.28 9.66
Recency 15 October 2018 9 November 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm

RX 580 2048SP has a 78.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Steam Deck 8CU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Steam Deck 8CU in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is a notebook one.

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