Radeon RX 580X vs RX 580 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 Mobile with Radeon RX 580X, including specs and performance data.

RX 580 Mobile
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
19.44
+16%

RX 580 Mobile outperforms RX 580X by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking288325
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.49no data
Power efficiency13.336.21
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 20Polaris 20
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$301.69 no data

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 cores23042304
Core clock speed1000 MHz1257 MHz
Boost clock speed1077 MHz1340 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate155.1193.0
Floating-point processing power4.963 TFLOPS6.175 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs144144

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s256.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 HD77
+18.5%
65−70
−18.5%
4K30
+25%
24−27
−25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.92no data
4K10.06no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+26%
100−105
−26%
Hitman 3 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+16.5%
85−90
−16.5%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+26%
100−105
−26%
Hitman 3 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+16.5%
85−90
−16.5%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+26%
100−105
−26%
Hitman 3 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+16.5%
85−90
−16.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+21.1%
95−100
−21.1%
Hitman 3 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+21%
100−105
−21%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+18.9%
90−95
−18.9%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%

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

  • RX 580 Mobile is 18% faster in 1080p
  • RX 580 Mobile is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.44 16.76
Recency 18 April 2017 11 April 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 185 Watt

RX 580 Mobile has a 16% higher aggregate performance score, and 85% lower power consumption.

RX 580X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months.

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

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


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