Radeon RX 580 Mobile vs Vega Frontier Edition

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Aggregate performance score

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

Vega Frontier Edition
2017
16 GB HBM2, 300 Watt
33.85
+74%

Vega Frontier Edition outperforms RX 580 Mobile by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Vega Frontier Edition Vega Frontier Edition
RX 580 Mobile RX 580 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking156288
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.2223.50
Power efficiency7.7313.33
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameVega 10Polaris 20
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $301.69

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 Mobile has 22% better value for money than Vega Frontier Edition.

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 cores40962304
Core clock speed1382 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1600 MHz1077 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate409.6155.1
Floating-point processing power13.11 TFLOPS4.963 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs256144

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth483.8 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131

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 HD130−140
+68.8%
77
−68.8%
4K50−55
+66.7%
30
−66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.683.92
4K19.9810.06

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+0%
37
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+0%
24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how Vega Frontier Edition and RX 580 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Vega Frontier Edition is 69% faster in 1080p
  • Vega Frontier Edition is 67% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 33.85 19.45
Recency 27 June 2017 18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 100 Watt

Vega Frontier Edition has a 74% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 580 Mobile, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation card while Radeon RX 580 Mobile 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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Community ratings

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