GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Radeon RX 480

Place in performance ranking	231	416
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.48	6.20
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Ellesmere	N12E-GTX2
GCN generation	4th Gen	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 June 2016 (7 years ago)	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$174 (0.8x MSRP)	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 480 has 85% better value for money than GTX 580M SLI.

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	2304	768
Compute units	36	no data
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	620 MHz
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	182.3	no data
Floating-point performance	5,834 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 480 and GeForce GTX 580M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	n/a	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	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	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	2.0	no data
DisplayPort support	1.4HDR	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	n/a	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	n/a	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	+	no data
HD3D	n/a	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	n/a	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	11
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	n/a	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.

RX 480 22.31
+123%

GTX 580M SLI 9.99

Radeon RX 480 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M SLI by 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 480 17919
+193%

GTX 580M SLI 6106

Radeon RX 480 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M SLI by 193% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 480 39552
+58.1%

GTX 580M SLI 25022

Radeon RX 480 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M SLI by 58% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	150−160 +121%	68 −121%
Full HD	80 −5%	84 +5%
1200p	180−190 +122%	81 −122%
1440p	49 +133%	21−24 −133%
4K	38 +138%	16−18 −138%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
+140%

14−16

−140%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +176%	21−24 −176%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +153%	14−16 −153%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +135%	30−35 −135%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +123%	21−24 −123%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +140%	14−16 −140%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +89.7%	27−30 −89.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +118%	27−30 −118%
Forza Horizon 4	100 +186%	35−40 −186%
Hitman 3	50−55 +135%	21−24 −135%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +124%	30−35 −124%
Metro Exodus	93 +221%	27−30 −221%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +114%	27−30 −114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +136%	27−30 −136%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +147%	16−18 −147%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 +133%	21−24 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +153%	14−16 −153%
Battlefield 5	48 +54.8%	30−35 −54.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +123%	21−24 −123%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +140%	14−16 −140%
Far Cry 5	51 +75.9%	27−30 −75.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +10.7%	27−30 −10.7%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +166%	35−40 −166%
Hitman 3	50−55 +135%	21−24 −135%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +124%	30−35 −124%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +128%	27−30 −128%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +114%	27−30 −114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	78 +290%	20−22 −290%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +147%	16−18 −147%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 +66.7%	21−24 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +153%	14−16 −153%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +123%	21−24 −123%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +140%	14−16 −140%
Far Cry 5	45 +55.2%	27−30 −55.2%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +120%	35−40 −120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +124%	30−35 −124%
Metro Exodus	69 +138%	27−30 −138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +120%	20−22 −120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +147%	16−18 −147%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
+114%

27−30

−114%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65 +225%	20−22 −225%
Far Cry New Dawn	50 +194%	16−18 −194%
Hitman 3	30−35 +146%	12−14 −146%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21 +200%	7−8 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +142%	12−14 −142%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +138%	16−18 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Metro Exodus	50 +233%	14−16 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +262%	12−14 −262%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +160%	10−11 −160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	39 +69.6%	21−24 −69.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 +178%	9−10 −178%
Hitman 3	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +150%	10−11 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 +260%	5−6 −260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +286%	7−8 −286%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +183%	6−7 −183%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +225%	8−9 −225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +150%	10−11 −150%
Metro Exodus	26 +160%	10−11 −160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
+111%

9−10

−111%

This is how RX 480 and GTX 580M SLI compete in popular games:

RX 480 is 121% faster in 900p
GTX 580M SLI is 5% faster in 1080p
RX 480 is 122% faster in 1200p
RX 480 is 133% faster in 1440p
RX 480 is 138% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 480 is 400% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 580M SLI is 4% faster.

All in all, in popular games: