Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 2 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 8% better in Lost Ark than Radeon RX 550 - 181 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 29% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - $91.99 vs $129.99
- Up to 24% better value when playing Lost Ark than Radeon RX 580 - $0.55 vs $0.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 50 vs 185 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
76%
Price, $
$129.99
70%
FPS Winner
Buy for $129.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6604 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
168
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $91.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6604 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
19%
AMD Radeon RX 580 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
---|---|---|
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
Polaris | Generation | Polaris |
$229 | MSRP | $79 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1340 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |