AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 580

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 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.

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

AMD Radeon RX 580

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 28% higher core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 1257 MHz
Around 38% higher boost clock speed: 1845 MHz vs 1340 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 75% higher memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 8000 MHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9104 vs 8827
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 775 vs 767
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 44527 vs 39028
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 128.135 vs 116.142
Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2024.814 vs 1022.932
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 13.328 vs 9.235
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 125.474 vs 84.034
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 742.778 vs 607.721
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3722 vs 3695
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3367 vs 3349
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3722 vs 3695
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3367 vs 3349
Around 3% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1032 vs 1005

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Dec 2019 vs 18 April 2017
Core clock speed	1607 MHz vs 1257 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz vs 1340 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 185 Watt
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 8000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	9104 vs 8827
PassMark - G2D Mark	775 vs 767
Geekbench - OpenCL	44527 vs 39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	128.135 vs 116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2024.814 vs 1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	13.328 vs 9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	125.474 vs 84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	742.778 vs 607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3722 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3367 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3722 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3367 vs 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1032 vs 1005

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

Around 19% higher texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 162.4 GTexel/s
Around 64% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 1408
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11281 vs 11075
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11281 vs 11075

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s vs 162.4 GTexel/s
Pipelines	2304 vs 1408
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11281 vs 11075
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11281 vs 11075

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

9104

8827

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

775

767

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

44527

39028

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

128.135

116.142

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2024.814

1022.932

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13.328

9.235

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

125.474

84.034

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

742.778

607.721

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11075

11281

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3722

3695

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3367

3349

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11075

11281

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3722

3695

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3367

3349

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1032

1005

Name	AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	AMD Radeon RX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark	9104	8827
PassMark - G2D Mark	775	767
Geekbench - OpenCL	44527	39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	128.135	116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2024.814	1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	13.328	9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	125.474	84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	742.778	607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11075	11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3722	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3367	3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11075	11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3722	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3367	3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1032	1005

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	AMD Radeon RX 580
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 1.0	GCN 4.0
Code name	Navi 14	Polaris 20
Launch date	12 Dec 2019	18 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	$229
Place in performance rating	306	341
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Desktop
Design		Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation		4th Gen
Price now		$169.99
Value for money (0-100)		76.21
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	1340 MHz
Compute units	22	36
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	1257 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	324.7 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	10.39 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	5.196 TFLOPS
Pipelines	1408	2304
Pixel fill rate	59.04 GPixel/s	42.88 GP/s
Texture fill rate	162.4 GTexel/s	192.96 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	185 Watt
Transistor count	6400 million	5,700 million
Floating-point performance		6.2 TFLOPs
Render output units		32
Stream Processors		2304
Texture Units		144
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	7.09 inches (180 mm)	241 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 8-pin
Width	Dual-slot
Bridgeless CrossFire
API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	256 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready