Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 580
AMD
Radeon RX 5500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 12 Dec 2019
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon RX 580
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 1 Apr 2017
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 5500 XT100%
- Radeon RX 580102%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 5500 XT
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 580
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (27 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 14 (Navi 14 XTX
(215-0932396)) | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die Size | 158 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,400 million | 5,700 million |
| Shaders | 1408 | 2304 |
| Compute Units | 22 | 36 |
| Core clock | 1607 MHz | 1120 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 88 | 144 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 150 watts |
| Release Date | 12 Dec 2019 | 1 Apr 2017 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59.04 GP/s
- Radeon RX 58040.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT162.40 GT/s
- Radeon RX 580182.30 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 5500 XT224.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX 580256.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5500 XT5196.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 5805834.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT49
- Radeon RX 58043
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT78
- Radeon RX 58073
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT36
- Radeon RX 58043
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT85
- Radeon RX 58076
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT60
- Radeon RX 58052
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT58
- Radeon RX 58070
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT28
- Radeon RX 58026
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT38
- Radeon RX 58036
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT66
- Radeon RX 58059
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT31
- Radeon RX 58030
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59
- Radeon RX 58054
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- Radeon RX 58030
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT57
- Radeon RX 58054
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT39
- Radeon RX 58036
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT41
- Radeon RX 58050
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT20
- Radeon RX 58019
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT30
- Radeon RX 58029
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT43
- Radeon RX 58038
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT17
- Radeon RX 58017
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT33
- Radeon RX 58031
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- Radeon RX 58017
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- Radeon RX 58026
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- Radeon RX 58017
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- Radeon RX 58027
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT10
- Radeon RX 58010
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- Radeon RX 58019
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT22
- Radeon RX 58019
FPS (higher is better)