Radeon RX 580 Mobile vs GeForce GTX TITAN

Place in the ranking	265	295
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.19	22.70
Power efficiency	5.88	13.38
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GK110	Polaris 20
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 February 2013 (11 years ago)	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$301.69

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 580 Mobile has 612% better value for money than GTX TITAN.

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 cores	2688	2304
Core clock speed	837 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	876 MHz	1077 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	196.2	155.1
Floating-point processing power	4.709 TFLOPS	4.963 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	224	144

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
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384-bit GDDR5	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	256.0 GB/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 Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-
3D Vision Live	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	-

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 TITAN 20.52
+9.9%

RX 580 Mobile 18.68

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 TITAN 10470

RX 580 Mobile 11261
+7.6%

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	85−90 +9%	78 −9%
4K	30−35 −3.3%	31 +3.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	11.75 −204%	3.87 +204%
4K	33.30 −242%	9.73 +242%

RX 580 Mobile has 204% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 580 Mobile has 242% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	66 +0%	66 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Fortnite	68 +0%	68 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	62 +0%	62 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	198 +0%	198 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 +0%	68 +0%
Valorant	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
World of Tanks	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	69 +0%	69 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	58 +0%	58 +0%
Valorant	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
World of Tanks	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Dota 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Fortnite	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

This is how GTX TITAN and RX 580 Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX TITAN is 9% faster in 1080p
RX 580 Mobile is 3% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.52	18.68
Recency	19 February 2013	18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	100 Watt

GTX TITAN has a 9.9% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 580 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX TITAN and Radeon RX 580 Mobile.

Be aware that GeForce GTX TITAN is a desktop card while Radeon RX 580 Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.