Radeon Pro 5500 XT vs RX 580 2048SP

Place in the ranking	272	248
Place by popularity	62	not in top-100
Power efficiency	9.21	12.02
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	Navi 14
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	15 October 2018 (6 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 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 cores	2048	1536
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	1187 MHz
Boost clock speed	1284 MHz	1757 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	164.4	168.7
Floating-point processing power	5.259 TFLOPS	5.398 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	128	96

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	224.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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.

RX 580 2048SP 19.95

Pro 5500 XT 21.70
+8.8%

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 580 2048SP 7698

Pro 5500 XT 8375
+8.8%

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	19.95	21.70
Recency	15 October 2018	4 August 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	125 Watt

Pro 5500 XT has a 8.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 580 2048SP and Radeon Pro 5500 XT.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop card while Radeon Pro 5500 XT is a workstation one.

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