Radeon 880M vs Radeon Pro 580

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

Radeon 880M

2024

Why buy it

✅More future proof: RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) on 4nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 15W instead of 150W, a 135W reduction.
✅More future proof: RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) on 4nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon Pro 580 across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 15.5 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $500 MSRP).

Radeon Pro 580

2017

Why buy it

✅73.5% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 15.5 vs 0 G3D/$ ($500 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2017-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌900% higher power demand at 150W vs 15W.

Radeon 880M

2024

Radeon Pro 580

2017

Why buy it

✅More future proof: RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) on 4nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 15W instead of 150W, a 135W reduction.
✅More future proof: RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) on 4nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Why buy it

✅73.5% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 15.5 vs 0 G3D/$ ($500 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon Pro 580 across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 15.5 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $500 MSRP).

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2017-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌900% higher power demand at 150W vs 15W.

Quick Answers

So, is Radeon Pro 580 better than Radeon 880M?

Yes. Radeon Pro 580 is clearly the better overall GPU here. Radeon Pro 580 averages 73.5% more FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 7,753 vs 7,729 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Radeon Pro 580 is a 2017 card with FSR upscaling, while Radeon 880M is a 2024 model from an older generation with FSR upscaling. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon 880M is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2024 generation instead of 2017, 100.0% more ray-tracing hardware, and a 4nm process instead of 14nm. That makes it the safer long-run choice for modern games.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

Radeon Pro 580 is the smarter buy today, but it is not as lopsided as a simple winner label makes it sound. Radeon Pro 580 is priced in an unclear MSRP range at $500 MSRP versus an unclear MSRP, and you are getting 73.5% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and 0.3% higher G3D Mark. It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 100+%. Radeon 880M is the newer 2024 card, so it still has a real case if you care more about newer architecture, lower power draw (15W vs 150W), and future-proofing than about squeezing out the strongest gaming value today.

When does Radeon 880M make more sense than Radeon Pro 580?

Yes. Radeon 880M is still an excellent gaming GPU in 2026: it is still comfortable for 1080p and decent for 1440p, though 4K is more situational. It makes more sense if your priority is newer architecture, lower power draw (15W vs 150W), future-proofing, and staying closer to an unclear MSRP more than squeezing out the extra headroom of Radeon Pro 580. The trade-off is that Radeon Pro 580 currently gives you 0.3% higher G3D Mark and 73.5% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 100+%.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

Radeon 880M Benchmark Check

Radeon Pro 580 Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Radeon 880M	Radeon Pro 580
1080p
low	46 FPS	81 FPS
medium	30 FPS	69 FPS
high	22 FPS	58 FPS
ultra	12 FPS	38 FPS
1440p
low	32 FPS	71 FPS
medium	19 FPS	62 FPS
high	11 FPS	46 FPS
ultra	6 FPS	29 FPS
4K
low	12 FPS	25 FPS
medium	8 FPS	24 FPS
high	5 FPS	16 FPS
ultra	3 FPS	14 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Radeon 880M	Radeon Pro 580
1080p
low	109 FPS	184 FPS
medium	76 FPS	159 FPS
high	51 FPS	127 FPS
ultra	36 FPS	101 FPS
1440p
low	78 FPS	132 FPS
medium	50 FPS	109 FPS
high	36 FPS	89 FPS
ultra	26 FPS	69 FPS
4K
low	33 FPS	71 FPS
medium	24 FPS	61 FPS
high	19 FPS	50 FPS
ultra	13 FPS	37 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Radeon 880M	Radeon Pro 580
1080p
low	310 FPS	349 FPS
medium	272 FPS	279 FPS
high	205 FPS	233 FPS
ultra	168 FPS	174 FPS
1440p
low	227 FPS	262 FPS
medium	205 FPS	209 FPS
high	157 FPS	174 FPS
ultra	125 FPS	131 FPS
4K
low	135 FPS	174 FPS
medium	121 FPS	140 FPS
high	82 FPS	116 FPS
ultra	57 FPS	87 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Radeon 880M	Radeon Pro 580
1080p
low	159 FPS	162 FPS
medium	125 FPS	134 FPS
high	105 FPS	116 FPS
ultra	82 FPS	99 FPS
1440p
low	112 FPS	119 FPS
medium	90 FPS	100 FPS
high	77 FPS	87 FPS
ultra	60 FPS	73 FPS
4K
low	66 FPS	67 FPS
medium	53 FPS	54 FPS
high	42 FPS	42 FPS
ultra	31 FPS	33 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Radeon 880M and Radeon Pro 580

Radeon 880M

The Radeon 880M is manufactured by AMD. It was released in July 15 2024. It features the RDNA 3.5 architecture. The core clock ranges from 400 MHz to 2900 MHz. It has 768 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 15W. Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. It features 12 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 7,729 points.

Radeon Pro 580

The Radeon Pro 580 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in June 5 2017. It features the GCN 4.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1100 MHz to 1200 MHz. It has 2304 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 150W. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 7,753 points.

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Graphics Performance

The Radeon 880M scores 7,729 and the Radeon Pro 580 reaches 7,753 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 0.3% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Radeon 880M is built on RDNA 3.5 while the Radeon Pro 580 uses GCN 4.0, both on 4 nm vs 14 nm. Shader units: 768 (Radeon 880M) vs 2,304 (Radeon Pro 580). Raw compute: 4.454 TFLOPS (Radeon 880M) vs 5.53 TFLOPS (Radeon Pro 580). Boost clocks: 2900 MHz vs 1200 MHz.

Feature	Radeon 880M	Radeon Pro 580
G3D Mark Score	7,729	7,753
Architecture	RDNA 3.5	GCN 4.0
Process Node	4 nm	14 nm
Shading Units	768	2304+200%
Compute (TFLOPS)	4.454 TFLOPS	5.53 TFLOPS+24%
Boost Clock	2900 MHz+142%	1200 MHz
ROPs	16	32+100%
TMUs	48	144+200%
L1 Cache	128 KB	576 KB+350%
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB
Frame Generation	FSR upscaling + RSR	FSR upscaling

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	Radeon 880M	Radeon Pro 580
Upscaling Tech	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	AMD Anti-Lag	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards feature 4 GB of video memory. Bus width: System vs 128-bit.

Feature	Radeon 880M	Radeon Pro 580
VRAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	Shared	GDDR6
Bus Width	System	128-bit
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.2 (Radeon 880M) vs 12.0 (Radeon Pro 580). Vulkan: 1.4 vs 1.3. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	Radeon 880M	Radeon Pro 580
DirectX	12.2+2%	12.0
Vulkan	1.4+8%	1.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: VCN 4.5 (Radeon 880M) vs VCE 3.4 (Radeon Pro 580). Decoder: VCN 4.5 vs UVD 6.3. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (Radeon 880M) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC (Radeon Pro 580).

Feature	Radeon 880M	Radeon Pro 580
Encoder	VCN 4.5	VCE 3.4
Decoder	VCN 4.5	UVD 6.3
Codecs	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC

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Power & Dimensions

The Radeon 880M draws 15W versus the Radeon Pro 580's 150W — a 163.6% difference. The Radeon 880M is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (Radeon 880M) vs 350W (Radeon Pro 580). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 0mm vs 0mm, occupying 0 vs 0 slots.