Radeon RX 5500 vs RX 580 Mobile

Place in the ranking	281	246
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.10	no data
Power efficiency	13.69	14.43
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	Navi 14
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	7 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$301.69	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1408
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1077 MHz	1845 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	155.1	162.4
Floating-point processing power	4.963 TFLOPS	5.196 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	144	88

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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	180 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	224.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	no data
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 HD	75 −13.3%	85−90 +13.3%
4K	31 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.02	no data
4K	9.73	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−6.1%

35−40
+6.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −8.7%	50−55 +8.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −14.6%	55−60 +14.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −9.1%	60−65 +9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −11.1%	140−150 +11.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −11.1%	110−120 +11.1%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −12.7%	80−85 +12.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −9.1%	60−65 +9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −7.5%	100−105 +7.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −8.7%	50−55 +8.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −14.6%	55−60 +14.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −9.1%	60−65 +9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −11.1%	140−150 +11.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −11.1%	110−120 +11.1%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −12.7%	80−85 +12.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −9.1%	60−65 +9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −8.7%	50−55 +8.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −7.5%	100−105 +7.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −8.7%	50−55 +8.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −14.6%	55−60 +14.6%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −11.1%	140−150 +11.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −11.1%	110−120 +11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −7.5%	100−105 +7.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−9.1%

60−65
+9.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −15.4%	45−50 +15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −13%	130−140 +13%
Hitman 3	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −5.3%	40−45 +5.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −15.7%	140−150 +15.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−2.9%

35−40
+2.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Hitman 3	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −12.1%	120−130 +12.1%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+0%

18−20
+0%

This is how RX 580 Mobile and RX 5500 compete in popular games:

RX 5500 is 13% faster in 1080p
RX 5500 is 13% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.64	22.77
Recency	18 April 2017	7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	110 Watt

RX 580 Mobile has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 10% lower power consumption.

RX 5500, on the other hand, has a 15.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop one.

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