Radeon RX Vega 10 vs RX 580

Place in performance ranking	224	642
Place by popularity	1	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.52	2.20
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$138 (0.6x MSRP)	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 has 787% better value for money than RX Vega 10.

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	2304	640
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	193.0	52.00
Floating-point performance	6,175 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 580 and Radeon RX Vega 10 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 3.0 x16	IGP
Length	241 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	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	no data
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_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	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 580 22.97
+442%

RX Vega 10 4.24

RX 580 outperforms RX Vega 10 by 442% 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 580 8873
+441%

RX Vega 10 1639

RX 580 outperforms RX Vega 10 by 441% 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 580 19274
+469%

RX Vega 10 3389

RX 580 outperforms RX Vega 10 by 469% 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 580 44344
+289%

RX Vega 10 11391

RX 580 outperforms RX Vega 10 by 289% 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 580 13927
+513%

RX Vega 10 2272

RX 580 outperforms RX Vega 10 by 513% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 580 82516
+456%

RX Vega 10 14835

RX 580 outperforms RX Vega 10 by 456% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RX 580 348952
+208%

RX Vega 10 113236

RX 580 outperforms RX Vega 10 by 208% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	98 +476%	17 −476%
1440p	44 +450%	8−9 −450%
4K	38 +443%	7−8 −443%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	no data
Battlefield 5	138	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	83	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	83	no data
Forza Horizon 4	108	no data
Hitman 3	45−50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95	no data
Metro Exodus	111	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	no data
Battlefield 5	113	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	69	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	64	no data
Forza Horizon 4	270	no data
Hitman 3	45−50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95	no data
Metro Exodus	82	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	49	no data
Forza Horizon 4	82	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	60	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Metro Exodus	53	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +444%	9−10 −444%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	37	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	22	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +575%	4−5 −575%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	no data
Far Cry 5	16	no data
Forza Horizon 4	41	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Metro Exodus	29	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11	no data