Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and Radeon RX 580 2048SP, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
2014
3.04

RX 580 2048SP outperforms R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by a whopping 556% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking771276
Place by popularitynot in top-10052
Power efficiencyno data9.11
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameKaveri SpectrePolaris 20
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)15 October 2018 (6 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 cores5122048
Core clock speed720 MHz1168 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1284 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data164.4
Floating-point processing powerno data5.259 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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 HD18
−511%
110−120
+511%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−525%
100−105
+525%
Hitman 3 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−552%
150−160
+552%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−554%
85−90
+554%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−541%
250−260
+541%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−525%
100−105
+525%
Hitman 3 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−552%
150−160
+552%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−554%
85−90
+554%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
−530%
170−180
+530%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−541%
250−260
+541%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−525%
100−105
+525%
Hitman 3 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−552%
150−160
+552%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−554%
85−90
+554%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−483%
35−40
+483%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−541%
250−260
+541%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Hitman 3 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%

This is how R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and RX 580 2048SP compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 2048SP is 511% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.04 19.93
Recency 14 January 2014 15 October 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

RX 580 2048SP has a 555.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) in performance tests.


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