Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs GeForce GTX 860M

Place in performance ranking	486	265
Place by popularity	not in top-100	35
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.04	27.94
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	N15P-GX	Polaris 20
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	15 October 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	$875	$110

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 2048SP has 2587% better value for money than GTX 860M.

Detailed specifications

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	640	2048
CUDA cores	1152 or 640	no data
Core clock speed	797 MHz	1168 MHz
Boost clock speed	915 MHz	1284 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.40	164.4
Floating-point performance	1,389 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon RX 580 2048SP compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP content protection	+	no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	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.

GTX 860M 7.82

RX 580 2048SP 19.91
+155%

Radeon RX 580 2048SP outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 155% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 860M 3027

RX 580 2048SP 7707
+155%

Radeon RX 580 2048SP outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 155% in Passmark.

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:

900p	91 −153%	230−240 +153%
Full HD	37 −143%	90−95 +143%
4K	13 −131%	30−35 +131%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−150%

30−33
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −150%	65−70 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
Hitman 3	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −150%	65−70 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
Hitman 3	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 −150%	50−55 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −150%	65−70 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −150%	30−33 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Hitman 3	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Hitman 3	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

This is how GTX 860M and RX 580 2048SP compete in popular games:

RX 580 2048SP is 153% faster in 900p
RX 580 2048SP is 143% faster in 1080p
RX 580 2048SP is 131% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.82	19.91
Recency	12 March 2014	15 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt