Radeon RX 580 vs Pro W5500

Place in the ranking	237	244
Place by popularity	not in top-100	1
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	43.24	18.55
Power efficiency	12.98	8.51
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Navi 14	Polaris 20
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 February 2020 (4 years ago)	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5500 has 133% better value for money than RX 580.

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 cores	1408	2304
Core clock speed	1187 MHz	1257 MHz
Boost clock speed	1400 MHz	1340 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	185 Watt
Texture fill rate	123.2	193.0
Floating-point processing power	3.942 TFLOPS	6.175 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	88	144

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	241 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	256.0 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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	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 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 W5500 23.67
+3%

RX 580 22.97

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 W5500 9122
+3.1%

RX 580 8852

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	95−100 −2.1%	97 +2.1%
1440p	40−45 +0%	40 +0%
4K	35−40 +0%	35 +0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.20	2.36
1440p	9.98	5.73
4K	11.40	6.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +0%	58 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	138 +0%	138 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	83 +0%	83 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +0%	83 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	294 +0%	294 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	111 +0%	111 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	122 +0%	122 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	101 +0%	101 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	113 +0%	113 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	69 +0%	69 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 +0%	64 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270 +0%	270 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	87 +0%	87 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 +0%	34 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	49 +0%	49 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +0%	82 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +0%	44 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	53 +0%	53 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	37 +0%	37 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	22 +0%	22 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	33 +0%	33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +0%	27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +0%	18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	16 +0%	16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +0%	41 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

+0%

20−22

+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and RX 580 compete in popular games:

RX 580 is 2% faster in 1080p
A tie in 1440p
A tie in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.67	22.97
Recency	10 February 2020	18 April 2017
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	185 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 48% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro W5500 and Radeon RX 580.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 580 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.