Radeon RX 580 vs Quadro RTX 4000

Place in the ranking	107	241
Place by popularity	not in top-100	1
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	36.15	18.87
Power efficiency	17.26	8.62
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	TU104	Polaris 20
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2018 (6 years ago)	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$899	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4000 has 92% better value for money than RX 580.

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	2304	2304
Core clock speed	1005 MHz	1257 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1340 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	185 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.5	193.0
Floating-point processing power	7.119 TFLOPS	6.175 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	144	144
Tensor Cores	288	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	36	no data

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	241 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	416.0 GB/s	256.0 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	3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	-

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.

RTX 4000 39.74
+73.2%

RX 580 22.95

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 4000 15331
+73.1%

RX 580 8856

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	160−170 +70.2%	94 −70.2%
1440p	75−80 +70.5%	44 −70.5%
4K	60−65 +62.2%	37 −62.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.62	2.44
1440p	11.99	5.20
4K	14.98	6.19

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +0%	58 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	138 +0%	138 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	83 +0%	83 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +0%	83 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	294 +0%	294 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	111 +0%	111 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	122 +0%	122 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	101 +0%	101 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	113 +0%	113 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	69 +0%	69 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 +0%	64 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270 +0%	270 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	87 +0%	87 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 +0%	34 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	49 +0%	49 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +0%	82 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +0%	44 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	53 +0%	53 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	37 +0%	37 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	22 +0%	22 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	33 +0%	33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +0%	27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +0%	18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	16 +0%	16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +0%	41 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

+0%

20−22

+0%

This is how RTX 4000 and RX 580 compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 is 70% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 is 70% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 is 62% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.74	22.95
Recency	13 November 2018	18 April 2017
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	185 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 73.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 15.6% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 580 is a desktop one.

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