Radeon RX 580X vs Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 341 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.48 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | G80 | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (7 years ago) |
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 | 128 ×2 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 1257 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1340 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 320 Watt | 185 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 ×2 | 193.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3456 TFLOPS ×2 | 6.175 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 ×2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 ×2 | 144 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | 96 KB | 2 MB |
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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 522 mm | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB ×2 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit ×2 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s ×2 | 256.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 July 2008 | 11 April 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 320 Watt | 185 Watt |
RX 580X has an age advantage of 9 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 73% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV and Radeon RX 580X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 580X is a desktop one.
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