NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs AMD Radeon Pro 580X

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Combined performance score

Pro 580X
19.46

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro 580X by 142% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking26763
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.1846.41
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 20Turing TU104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 March 2019 (5 years old)2 July 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499
Current price$5999 $261 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 Super has 3833% better value for money than Pro 580X.

Technical specs

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 cores23042560
Core clock speed1100 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate172.8283.2

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6780 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth217.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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.

Pro 580X 19.46
RTX 2070 Super 47.08
+142%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro 580X by 142% in our combined 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%

Pro 580X 7540
RTX 2070 Super 18245
+142%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro 580X by 142% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Pro 580X 37347
RTX 2070 Super 100123
+168%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro 580X by 168% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro 580X 40478
RTX 2070 Super 98067
+142%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro 580X by 142% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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 HD55−60
−145%
135
+145%
1440p30−35
−180%
84
+180%
4K21−24
−162%
55
+162%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 19.46 47.08
Recency 18 March 2019 2 July 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 215 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 580X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 580X is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super 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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