GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon Pro 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon Pro 5500M. 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 Pro 5500M. 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.

Radeon Pro 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 5500M 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 Radeon Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon Pro 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin and One 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 580 has 187% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 5500M.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 580 has 1528 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 5500M.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 5500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 9996 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
QHD / 1440p 8−9 16−18
4K / 2160p 6−7 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 580.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon Pro 5500M
Architecture Fermi Navi / RDNA
Code name GF110 Navi 14
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 9 November 2010 13 November 2019
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 1544 MHz
Boost Clock 1300 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 49.4 billion/sec 139.2
Floating-point performance 1,581.1 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz (4008 data rate) 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.4 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 142 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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