GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon RX 5500 XT, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 580M SLI stacks up against Radeon RX 5500 XT, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 580M SLI is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 580M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Radeon RX 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 5500 XT has 30% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500 XT is 12500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 45−50
ultra / 1080p 14−16 30−35
QHD / 1440p 10−11 24−27
4K / 2160p 6−7 14−16
low / 720p 45−50 70−75
medium / 1080p 30−35 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 86% more, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Radeon RX 5500 XT
Architecture Fermi RDNA 1.0
Code name N12E-GTX2 Navi 14
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2011 12 December 2019
Pipelines 768 1408
Core clock speed 620 MHz
Boost Clock 1845 MHz
Transistor count 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 162.4
Length 180 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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