GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q vs Radeon RX 580 OEM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 196 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 31.00 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | TU104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 June 2016 (10 years ago) | 2 April 2020 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1120 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1266 MHz | 1155 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 182.3 | 184.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.834 TFLOPS | 5.914 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 320 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 352.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 June 2016 | 2 April 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 80 Watt |
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q has an age advantage of 3 years, a 17% more advanced lithography process, and 88% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580 OEM and GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 580 OEM is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is a notebook one.
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