Radeon RX 5500 vs RX 580 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 580 Mobile with Radeon RX 5500, including specs and performance data.
RX 5500 outperforms RX 580 Mobile by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 299 | 257 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 22.75 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.35 | 14.25 |
| 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
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 and SDK 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 | 77
−16.9%
| 90−95
+16.9%
|
| 4K | 30
−16.7%
| 35−40
+16.7%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.92 | no data |
| 4K | 10.06 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 45−50
−14.6%
|
55−60
+14.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−2.9%
|
35−40
+2.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−15.4%
|
45−50
+15.4%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 45−50
−14.6%
|
55−60
+14.6%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−11.8%
|
85−90
+11.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−2.9%
|
35−40
+2.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−15.4%
|
45−50
+15.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−12.9%
|
70−75
+12.9%
|
| Fortnite | 183
−14.8%
|
210−220
+14.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−13.3%
|
85−90
+13.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
−7.8%
|
55−60
+7.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 69
−15.9%
|
80−85
+15.9%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−15.1%
|
160−170
+15.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 45−50
−14.6%
|
55−60
+14.6%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−11.8%
|
85−90
+11.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−2.9%
|
35−40
+2.9%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
−15.6%
|
260−270
+15.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−15.4%
|
45−50
+15.4%
|
| Dota 2 | 76
−11.8%
|
85−90
+11.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−12.9%
|
70−75
+12.9%
|
| Fortnite | 81
−17.3%
|
95−100
+17.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−13.3%
|
85−90
+13.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
−7.8%
|
55−60
+7.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 62
−12.9%
|
70−75
+12.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−15.4%
|
45−50
+15.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 57
−14%
|
65−70
+14%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 68
−10.3%
|
75−80
+10.3%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−15.1%
|
160−170
+15.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−11.8%
|
85−90
+11.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−2.9%
|
35−40
+2.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−15.4%
|
45−50
+15.4%
|
| Dota 2 | 69
−15.9%
|
80−85
+15.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−12.9%
|
70−75
+12.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−13.3%
|
85−90
+13.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
−7.8%
|
55−60
+7.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 41
−9.8%
|
45−50
+9.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 37
−8.1%
|
40−45
+8.1%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−15.1%
|
160−170
+15.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 60
−16.7%
|
70−75
+16.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
−12.8%
|
150−160
+12.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−12.9%
|
35−40
+12.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
−17.4%
|
27−30
+17.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−11.8%
|
190−200
+11.8%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
−14.3%
|
200−210
+14.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−15.4%
|
60−65
+15.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
−5%
|
21−24
+5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−9.8%
|
45−50
+9.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−8.7%
|
50−55
+8.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
−6.1%
|
35−40
+6.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
−7.1%
|
45−50
+7.1%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−6.1%
|
35−40
+6.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24
−12.5%
|
27−30
+12.5%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−16.5%
|
120−130
+16.5%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−11.1%
|
30−33
+11.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
−11.1%
|
70−75
+11.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
−5%
|
21−24
+5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
−12.5%
|
18−20
+12.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
−16.7%
|
21−24
+16.7%
|
This is how RX 580 Mobile and RX 5500 compete in popular games:
- RX 5500 is 17% faster in 1080p
- RX 5500 is 17% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.48 | 22.87 |
| 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 17.4% 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.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
