AMD Radeon Pro 580 vs AMD Radeon RX 580

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 580 and AMD Radeon RX 580 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 580

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • 996x better floating-point performance: 6,175 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
  • Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 943 vs 767
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 40265 vs 39028
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1206.829 vs 1022.932
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.88 vs 9.235
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 117.944 vs 84.034
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 June 2017 vs 18 April 2017
Floating-point performance 6,175 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 943 vs 767
Geekbench - OpenCL 40265 vs 39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1206.829 vs 1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.88 vs 9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.944 vs 84.034
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 vs 3349

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 1257 MHz vs 1100 MHz
  • Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1340 MHz vs 1200 MHz
  • 999.8x more texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 193.0 GTexel / s
  • Around 18% higher memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 6780 MHz
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8827 vs 7753
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 116.142 vs 109.521
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 607.721 vs 511.984
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11281 vs 10113
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3695 vs 2900
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11281 vs 10113
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3695 vs 2900
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1257 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Boost clock speed 1340 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Texture fill rate 192.96 GTexel/s vs 193.0 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz vs 6780 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8827 vs 7753
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 116.142 vs 109.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 607.721 vs 511.984
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11281 vs 10113
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3695 vs 2900
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11281 vs 10113
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3695 vs 2900

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 580
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
7753
8827
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
943
767
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
40265
39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
109.521
116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1206.829
1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.88
9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
117.944
84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
511.984
607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10113
11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2900
3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10113
11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2900
3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3349
Name AMD Radeon Pro 580 AMD Radeon RX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark 7753 8827
PassMark - G2D Mark 943 767
Geekbench - OpenCL 40265 39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 109.521 116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1206.829 1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.88 9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.944 84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 511.984 607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 10113 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2900 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 10113 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2900 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1005

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro 580 AMD Radeon RX 580

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Polaris 20 Polaris 20
Launch date 5 June 2017 18 April 2017
Place in performance rating 319 341
Type Workstation Desktop
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $169.99
Value for money (0-100) 76.21

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz 1340 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1257 MHz
Floating-point performance 6,175 gflops 6.2 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 2304 2304
Texture fill rate 193.0 GTexel / s 192.96 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 185 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 5,700 million
Compute units 36
Pixel fill rate 42.88 GP/s
Render output units 32
Stream Processors 2304
Texture Units 144

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm 241 mm
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 256.0 GB / s 256 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 6780 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready