GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon RX 5500 XT. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon RX 5500 XT. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon RX 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin and One 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 580 has 87% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 580 has 1528 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Radeon RX 5500 XT is 170 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 580.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500 XT is 11996 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 45−50
ultra / 1080p 14−16 30−35
QHD / 1440p 8−9 24−27
4K / 2160p 6−7 14−16
low / 720p 40−45 70−75
medium / 1080p 27−30 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 105% more, than GeForce GTX 580.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon RX 5500 XT
Architecture Fermi RDNA 1.0
Code name GF110 Navi 14
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 9 November 2010 12 December 2019
Pipelines 512 1408
Core clock speed 1544 MHz
Boost Clock 1845 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 49.4 billion/sec 162.4
Floating-point performance 1,581.1 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 180 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz (4008 data rate) 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.4 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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