Radeon RX 5500M vs Pro 580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 580 with Radeon RX 5500M, including specs and performance data.

Pro 580
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
20.12
+39.4%

Pro 580 outperforms RX 5500M by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking274364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.2011.64
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 20Navi 14
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date5 June 2017 (7 years ago)7 October 2019 (5 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 cores23041408
Core clock speed1100 MHz1375 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1645 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate172.8144.8
Floating-point processing power5.53 TFLOPS4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs14488

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1695 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth217.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API 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
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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. 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.

Pro 580 20.12
+39.4%
RX 5500M 14.43

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.

Pro 580 7753
+39.5%
RX 5500M 5559

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Pro 580 37863
RX 5500M 38097
+0.6%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Pro 580 43856
+22%
RX 5500M 35959

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 HD80−85
+37.9%
58
−37.9%
1440p85−90
+39.3%
61
−39.3%
4K35−40
+34.6%
26
−34.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55
+0%
55
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
+0%
43
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+0%
56
+0%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 53
+0%
53
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hitman 3 58
+0%
58
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 146
+0%
146
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 169
+0%
169
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+0%
26
+0%
Battlefield 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48
+0%
48
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hitman 3 58
+0%
58
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 144
+0%
144
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 52
+0%
52
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 168
+0%
168
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+0%
31
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+0%
14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 26
+0%
26
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hitman 3 50
+0%
50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 69
+0%
69
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 72
+0%
72
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 22
+0%
22
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 54
+0%
54
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hitman 3 33
+0%
33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55
+0%
55
+0%
Metro Exodus 47
+0%
47
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 163
+0%
163
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+0%
40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 29
+0%
29
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 9
+0%
9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+0%
65
+0%
Metro Exodus 28
+0%
28
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+0%
20
+0%

This is how Pro 580 and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 580 is 38% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 580 is 39% faster in 1440p
  • Pro 580 is 35% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.12 14.43
Recency 5 June 2017 7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 85 Watt

Pro 580 has a 39.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 5500M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 76.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 580 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 5500M is a mobile workstation one.


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