AMD Radeon Pro W5500 vs AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro W5500 and AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro W5500

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher core clock speed: 1187 MHz vs 1168 MHz
  • Around 9% higher boost clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1284 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 130.7 vs 118.97
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 13.641 vs 10.935
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 135.462 vs 127.899
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 774.974 vs 625.512
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12184 vs 9258
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12184 vs 9258
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Feb 2020 vs 15 October 2018
Core clock speed 1187 MHz vs 1168 MHz
Boost clock speed 1400 MHz vs 1284 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 130.7 vs 118.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 13.641 vs 10.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 135.462 vs 127.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 774.974 vs 625.512
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12184 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12184 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 3351

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

  • 4x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1750 MHz (14000 MHz effective)
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2403.187 vs 2361.73
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3709 vs 3463
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3709 vs 3463
Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 1750 MHz (14000 MHz effective)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2403.187 vs 2361.73
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 vs 3463
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 vs 3463

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro W5500
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
130.7
118.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2361.73
2403.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.641
10.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
135.462
127.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
774.974
625.512
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12184
9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3463
3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12184
9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3463
3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3351
Name AMD Radeon Pro W5500 AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 130.7 118.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2361.73 2403.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 13.641 10.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 135.462 127.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 774.974 625.512
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12184 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3463 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12184 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3463 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 3351
PassMark - G3D Mark 7697
PassMark - G2D Mark 658
Geekbench - OpenCL 34642
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3759

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro W5500 AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 1.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Navi 14 Polaris 20
Launch date 10 Feb 2020 15 October 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Place in performance rating 340 343
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1400 MHz 1284 MHz
Core clock speed 1187 MHz 1168 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 246.4 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 7.885 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 3.942 TFLOPS
Pipelines 1408
Pixel fill rate 44.80 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 123.2 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 6400 million 5,700 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm (10.5 inches) 241 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Width Single-slot

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz (14000 MHz effective) 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6