Radeon 880M vs RX 580 XTR
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 270 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 93.82 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | RDNA 3.5 (2024) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | Strix Point |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 15 July 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
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 | 2304 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1257 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1340 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 193.0 | 92.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.97 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 144 | 32 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 15 July 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 15 Watt |
Radeon 880M has an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 1133.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580 XTR and Radeon 880M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 580 XTR is a desktop card while Radeon 880M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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