GeForce RTX 4090 vs GTX 580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce RTX 4090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 580
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 244 Watt
11.99

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 580 by a whopping 734% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking4081
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.0918.83
Power efficiency3.3915.33
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF110AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 November 2010 (14 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 801% better value for money than GTX 580.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores51216384
Core clock speed772 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)244 Watt450 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate49.411,290
Floating-point processing power1.581 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs48176
TMUs64512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2004 MHz (4008 data rate)1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.4 GB/s1.01 TB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 580 11.99
RTX 4090 100.00
+734%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 580 4611
RTX 4090 38452
+734%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 580 6065
RTX 4090 104598
+1625%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 580 21941
RTX 4090 137609
+527%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 580 4970
RTX 4090 73447
+1378%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p54
−733%
450−500
+733%
Full HD95
−172%
258
+172%
1200p78
−733%
650−700
+733%
1440p21−24
−838%
197
+838%
4K16−18
−794%
143
+794%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.25
+18%
6.20
−18%
1440p23.76
−193%
8.12
+193%
4K31.19
−179%
11.18
+179%
  • GTX 580 has 18% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 has 193% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 has 179% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−910%
212
+910%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−878%
225
+878%
Elden Ring 35−40
−611%
249
+611%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−200%
110−120
+200%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−924%
215
+924%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−383%
111
+383%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−1056%
555
+1056%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−439%
178
+439%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−403%
150−160
+403%
Valorant 45−50
−1657%
826
+1657%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−200%
110−120
+200%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−848%
199
+848%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−365%
107
+365%
Dota 2 40−45
−365%
200
+365%
Elden Ring 35−40
−1237%
468
+1237%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−217%
149
+217%
Fortnite 65−70
−346%
300−350
+346%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−1042%
548
+1042%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−305%
174
+305%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−455%
183
+455%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−139%
210−220
+139%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−403%
150−160
+403%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−383%
170−180
+383%
Valorant 45−50
−1551%
750−800
+1551%
World of Tanks 160−170
−69.1%
270−280
+69.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−200%
110−120
+200%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−781%
185
+781%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−357%
105
+357%
Dota 2 40−45
−421%
224
+421%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−355%
210−220
+355%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−1033%
544
+1033%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−139%
210−220
+139%
Valorant 45−50
−1347%
680
+1347%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−913%
162
+913%
Elden Ring 18−20
−1806%
343
+1806%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−847%
161
+847%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−154%
170−180
+154%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−830%
90−95
+830%
World of Tanks 85−90
−507%
500−550
+507%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−263%
85−90
+263%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1282%
152
+1282%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−756%
77
+756%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−493%
160−170
+493%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−1711%
507
+1711%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−508%
152
+508%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1647%
262
+1647%
Valorant 30−33
−1807%
572
+1807%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−2271%
166
+2271%
Dota 2 21−24
−750%
187
+750%
Elden Ring 8−9
−2375%
198
+2375%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−750%
187
+750%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−1857%
137
+1857%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−497%
200−210
+497%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−700%
60−65
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−750%
187
+750%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−727%
90−95
+727%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−2043%
150−160
+2043%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40
+1233%
Dota 2 21−24
−932%
227
+932%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−600%
100−110
+600%
Fortnite 12−14
−638%
95−100
+638%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1675%
284
+1675%
Valorant 12−14
−2933%
364
+2933%

This is how GTX 580 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 733% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4090 is 172% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 733% faster in 1200p
  • RTX 4090 is 838% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 794% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 2933% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed GTX 580 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.99 100.00
Recency 9 November 2010 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 450 Watt

GTX 580 has 84.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 734% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580 in performance tests.


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