RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 580 2048SP

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 2048SP with RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RX 580 2048SP
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
19.94

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation outperforms RX 580 2048SP by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking27648
Place by popularity53not in top-100
Power efficiency9.1152.84
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code namePolaris 20AD104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date15 October 2018 (6 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores20486144
Core clock speed1168 MHz720 MHz
Boost clock speed1284 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate164.4299.5
Floating-point processing power5.259 TFLOPS19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs3280
TMUs128192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm168 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s280.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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.

RX 580 2048SP 19.94
RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 53.98
+171%

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.

RX 580 2048SP 7681
RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 20796
+171%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.94 53.98
Recency 15 October 2018 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has a 170.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580 2048SP in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop card while RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is a workstation 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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AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
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