Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs RX 580 2048SP

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 2048SP and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 580 2048SP
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
19.93

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms RX 580 2048SP by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking27688
Place by popularity52not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data41.82
Power efficiency9.1113.09
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 20Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 October 2018 (6 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores20482560
Core clock speed1168 MHz1680 MHz
Boost clock speed1284 MHz1980 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate164.4316.8
Floating-point processing power5.259 TFLOPS10.14 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs128160

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 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

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.

RX 580 2048SP 19.93
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 42.95
+116%

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 7681
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 16549
+115%

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 19.93 42.95
Recency 15 October 2018 7 July 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 225 Watt

RX 580 2048SP has 50% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, on the other hand, has a 115.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580 2048SP in performance tests.


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