AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 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, 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 RX 5500 XT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 38% higher core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 1168 MHz
  • Around 44% higher boost clock speed: 1845 MHz vs 1284 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 7000 MHz
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9104 vs 7657
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 775 vs 676
  • Around 29% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 44527 vs 34598
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 128.135 vs 122.268
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2024.814 vs 1890.261
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 13.328 vs 10.121
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 125.474 vs 117.008
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 742.778 vs 625.621
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11075 vs 9258
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11075 vs 9258
  • Around 22% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1032 vs 849
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Dec 2019 vs 15 October 2018
Core clock speed 1607 MHz vs 1168 MHz
Boost clock speed 1845 MHz vs 1284 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz vs 7000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9104 vs 7657
PassMark - G2D Mark 775 vs 676
Geekbench - OpenCL 44527 vs 34598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 128.135 vs 122.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2024.814 vs 1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 13.328 vs 10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 125.474 vs 117.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 742.778 vs 625.621
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11075 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3722 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3367 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11075 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3722 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3367 vs 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1032 vs 849

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
9104
7657
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
775
676
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
44527
34598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
128.135
122.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2024.814
1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.328
10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
125.474
117.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
742.778
625.621
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11075
9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3722
3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3367
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11075
9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3722
3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3367
3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1032
849
Name AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
PassMark - G3D Mark 9104 7657
PassMark - G2D Mark 775 676
Geekbench - OpenCL 44527 34598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 128.135 122.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2024.814 1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 13.328 10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 125.474 117.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 742.778 625.621
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11075 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3722 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3367 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11075 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3722 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3367 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1032 849

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 1.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Navi 14 Polaris 20
Launch date 12 Dec 2019 15 October 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $169
Place in performance rating 306 358
Type Desktop, Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1845 MHz 1284 MHz
Compute units 22
Core clock speed 1607 MHz 1168 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
Pixel fill rate 59.04 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 162.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 6400 million 5,700 million

Video outputs and ports

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

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
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Width Dual-slot

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support