Radeon Pro 580X vs Radeon RX 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro 580X and Radeon RX 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 Radeon Pro 580X and Radeon RX 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 RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 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 RX 5500M here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro 580X Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 580X has 76% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • Radeon Pro 580X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 580X has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • Radeon Pro 580X is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
  • Radeon Pro 580X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 227 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • Radeon Pro 580X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 7220 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 580X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
ultra / 1080p 24−27 12−14
QHD / 1440p 18−20 7−8
4K / 2160p 10−12 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 40−45
medium / 1080p 45−50 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 73% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro 580X Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture GCN 4.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name Polaris 20 Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 18 March 2019 29 September 2019
Pipelines 2304 1408
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz 1645 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 172.8 144.8
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6780 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 217.0 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized
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