GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 vs Radeon RX 580 2048SP
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 337 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 32 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.36 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 October 2018 (7 years ago) | April 2024 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $399 |
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 | 2048 | 4352 |
| Core clock speed | 1168 MHz | 2310 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1284 MHz | 2535 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 164.4 | 344.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.259 TFLOPS | 22.06 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 128 | 136 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 136 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 34 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 4.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 32 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 241 mm | 240 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 160 Watt |
RX 580 2048SP has 7% lower power consumption.
RTX 4060 Ti AD104, on the other hand, has a 180% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580 2048SP and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104. We've got no test results to judge.
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