Radeon RX 5700 XT vs RX 580X

VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580X and Radeon RX 5700 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 580X
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
18.79

RX 5700 XT outperforms RX 580X by a whopping 118% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking302100
Place by popularitynot in top-10053
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data45.21
Power efficiency7.1812.88
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 20Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 April 2018 (6 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores23042560
Core clock speed1257 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speed1340 MHz1905 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate193.0304.8
Floating-point processing power6.175 TFLOPS9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs144160

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 4.0 x16
Length241 mm272 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.131+

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 580X 18.79
RX 5700 XT 41.00
+118%

  • Passmark

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 580X 7513
RX 5700 XT 16392
+118%

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 HD55−60
−127%
125
+127%
1440p30−35
−153%
76
+153%
4K21−24
−124%
47
+124%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.19
1440pno data5.25
4Kno data8.49

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 347
+0%
347
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 122
+0%
122
+0%
Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 308
+0%
308
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 138
+0%
138
+0%
Fortnite 223
+0%
223
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 155
+0%
155
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 173
+0%
173
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 99
+0%
99
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 177
+0%
177
+0%
Valorant 313
+0%
313
+0%
Battlefield 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 177
+0%
177
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Dota 2 92
+0%
92
+0%
Far Cry 5 130
+0%
130
+0%
Fortnite 179
+0%
179
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 154
+0%
154
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 152
+0%
152
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 145
+0%
145
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 77
+0%
77
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 166
+0%
166
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 154
+0%
154
+0%
Valorant 294
+0%
294
+0%
Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Dota 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Far Cry 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 148
+0%
148
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 59
+0%
59
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139
+0%
139
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 93
+0%
93
+0%
Valorant 159
+0%
159
+0%
Fortnite 143
+0%
143
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 105
+0%
105
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 286
+0%
286
+0%
Battlefield 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 119
+0%
119
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 42
+0%
42
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 93
+0%
93
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+0%
54
+0%
Valorant 242
+0%
242
+0%
Battlefield 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Dota 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+0%
79
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24
+0%
24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 53
+0%
53
+0%
Fortnite 45
+0%
45
+0%

This is how RX 580X and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is 127% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT is 153% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT is 124% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.79 41.00
Recency 11 April 2018 7 July 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 225 Watt

RX 580X has 21.6% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 118.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580X in performance tests.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon RX 580X
Radeon RX 580X
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Radeon RX 5700 XT

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.6
120 votes

Rate Radeon RX 580X on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.4
8611 votes

Rate Radeon RX 5700 XT on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about Radeon RX 580X or Radeon RX 5700 XT, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.