Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs Quadro 4000 Mac Edition
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 275 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 56 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 15 October 2018 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,199 | no data |
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 | 256 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 1168 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1284 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 142 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.20 | 164.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4864 gflops | 5.259 gflops |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2808 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 89.86 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
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 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 June 2011 | 15 October 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 142 Watt | 150 Watt |
4000 Mac Edition has 5.6% lower power consumption.
RX 580 2048SP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 357.1% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 4000 Mac Edition and Radeon RX 580 2048SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 4000 Mac Edition is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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