GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon R9 280

Place in performance ranking	334	375
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	10.99	8.17
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Tahiti	GF110
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	4 March 2014 (10 years ago)	9 November 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$499
Current price	$91 (0.3x MSRP)	$14.89 (0x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 280 has 35% better value for money than GTX 580.

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	1792	512
CUDA cores	no data	512
Core clock speed	no data	772 MHz
Boost clock speed	933 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,313 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	244 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	97 °C
Texture fill rate	104.5	49.4 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	3,344 gflops	1,581.1 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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	275 mm	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	One 6-pin and One 8-pin
SLI options	no data	+

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	3 GB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s	192.4 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
DisplayPort support	-	no data
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported GPU Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	+
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	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.

R9 280 14.37
+21.9%

GTX 580 11.79

Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 22% based on our aggregated 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%

R9 280 5562
+21.9%

GTX 580 4564

Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 22% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 280 8020
+61.4%

GTX 580 4970

Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 61% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p	60−65 +13.2%	53 −13.2%
Full HD	110−120 +12.2%	98 −12.2%
1200p	95−100 +21.8%	78 −21.8%

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	14.37	11.79
Recency	4 March 2014	9 November 2010
Cost	$279	$499
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	1536 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	244 Watt