Radeon Pro 580 vs Pro Vega 64

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 64 with Radeon Pro 580, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 64
2017
16 GB HBM2, 250 Watt
33.48
+66.7%

Pro Vega 64 outperforms Pro 580 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking156270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.279.28
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameVega 10Polaris 20
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)5 June 2017 (7 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 cores40962304
Core clock speed1250 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate345.6172.8
Floating-point processing power11.06 TFLOPS5.53 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs256144

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 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
WidthIGPno data
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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed786 MHz1695 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s217.0 GB/s

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_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131

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 Vega 64 33.48
+66.7%
Pro 580 20.09

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 Vega 64 12920
+66.6%
Pro 580 7753

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 Vega 64 71307
+89%
Pro 580 37723

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 Vega 64 73751
+68.2%
Pro 580 43856

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 33.48 20.09
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 150 Watt

Pro Vega 64 has a 66.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Pro 580, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro Vega 64 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 580 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 64 is a workstation card while Radeon Pro 580 is a mobile workstation one.


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