Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
Price now
266$
Games supported
84%
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 863
- Max video memory 3072 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1168 MHz
- Max video memory 8192
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Price now
121$
Games supported
83%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 206 | 219 |
| Place by popularity | no data | 69 |
| Value for money | 7.79 | 38.29 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GK110 | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (10 years old) | 15 October 2018 (4 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
| Current price | $266 (0.4x MSRP) | $121 |
Value for money
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 2048 |
| CUDA cores | 2304 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 863 MHz | 1168 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 1284 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 160.5 billion/sec | 164.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,156 gflops | no data |
Size and 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 support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 10.5" (26.7 cm) | 241 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Minimum recommended system power | 600 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | One 8-pin and one 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu Ray 3D | + | no data |
| 3D Gaming | + | no data |
| 3D Vision | + | no data |
| PhysX | + | no data |
| 3D Vision Live | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Radeon RX 580 2048SP by 3% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.
Benchmark coverage: 24%
GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Radeon RX 580 2048SP by 3% in Passmark.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 780 and Radeon RX 580 2048SP. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 252 Mh/s | no data |
| Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) | 18.5 Mh/s | no data |
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:
| Full HD | 54 | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 20.35 | 19.69 |
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 15 October 2018 |
| Memory bus width | 384 | 256 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 2048 |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 | 224 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 150 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780 and Radeon RX 580 2048SP. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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