Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	104	261
Place by popularity	not in top-100	43
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.93	27.66
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	N18E-G3 TU104	Polaris 20
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	15 October 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	$2003	$110

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 2048SP has 179% better value for money than RTX 2080 Mobile.

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	2944	2048
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	1168 MHz
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	1284 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	292.6	164.4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile 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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	7.5	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.

RTX 2080 Mobile 39.12
+96.3%

RX 580 2048SP 19.93

GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 580 2048SP by 96% based on our aggregate 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%

RTX 2080 Mobile 15107
+96.2%

RX 580 2048SP 7698

GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 580 2048SP by 96% 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:

Full HD	144 +106%	70−75 −106%
1440p	91 +102%	45−50 −102%
4K	65 +117%	30−35 −117%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
+97.1%

35−40

−97.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90 +100%	45−50 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 +118%	40−45 −118%
Battlefield 5	155 +107%	75−80 −107%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	118 +96.7%	60−65 −96.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Far Cry 5	144 +106%	70−75 −106%
Far Cry New Dawn	159 +98.8%	80−85 −98.8%
Forza Horizon 4	147 +110%	70−75 −110%
Hitman 3	126 +110%	60−65 −110%
Horizon Zero Dawn	205 +105%	100−105 −105%
Metro Exodus	144 +106%	70−75 −106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +103%	60−65 −103%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +103%	75−80 −103%
Watch Dogs: Legion	114 +107%	55−60 −107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	83 +108%	40−45 −108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +111%	35−40 −111%
Battlefield 5	146 +109%	70−75 −109%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110 +100%	55−60 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Far Cry 5	116 +111%	55−60 −111%
Far Cry New Dawn	116 +111%	55−60 −111%
Forza Horizon 4	298 +98.7%	150−160 −98.7%
Hitman 3	102 +104%	50−55 −104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	266 +105%	130−140 −105%
Metro Exodus	125 +108%	60−65 −108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	114 +107%	55−60 −107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +103%	75−80 −103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	174 +105%	85−90 −105%
Watch Dogs: Legion	274 +111%	130−140 −111%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	67 +123%	30−33 −123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 +120%	30−33 −120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	82 +105%	40−45 −105%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Far Cry 5	84 +110%	40−45 −110%
Forza Horizon 4	139 +98.6%	70−75 −98.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	139 +98.6%	70−75 −98.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +103%	75−80 −103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 +111%	45−50 −111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 +103%	35−40 −103%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

112

+104%

55−60
−104%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	108 +96.4%	55−60 −96.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	127 +112%	60−65 −112%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55 +104%	27−30 −104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52 +117%	24−27 −117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	83 +108%	40−45 −108%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Far Cry 5	82 +105%	40−45 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	122 +103%	60−65 −103%
Hitman 3	72 +106%	35−40 −106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	117 +113%	55−60 −113%
Metro Exodus	89 +97.8%	45−50 −97.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95−100 +111%	45−50 −111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +111%	27−30 −111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	53 +96.3%	27−30 −96.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

98
+118%

45−50

−118%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55 +104%	27−30 −104%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +100%	24−27 −100%
Hitman 3	42 +100%	21−24 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +108%	24−27 −108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 +100%	21−24 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 +117%	30−33 −117%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 +111%	18−20 −111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	34 +113%	16−18 −113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	36 +100%	18−20 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Far Cry 5	35 +119%	16−18 −119%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +105%	40−45 −105%
Horizon Zero Dawn	67 +123%	30−33 −123%
Metro Exodus	56 +107%	27−30 −107%
Watch Dogs: Legion	31 +121%	14−16 −121%