NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile vs AMD Radeon RX 580 Mobile

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking24885
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money22.10no data
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code namePolarisGN20-E7 GA104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date18 April 2017 (6 years old)12 January 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$301.69 no data
Current price$410 (1.4x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores23046144
Core clock speed1000 MHz780 - 1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1077 MHz1245 - 1710 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate155.1296.6
Floating-point performance4,963 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 580 Mobile and GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16

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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputsNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDAno data8.6

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 580 Mobile
20.49

GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 580 Mobile by 104% in our combined 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 580 Mobile 15223
RTX 3080 Mobile 38087
+150%

GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 580 Mobile by 150% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

RX 580 Mobile 11261
RTX 3080 Mobile 27266
+142%

GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 580 Mobile by 142% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 580 Mobile 69325
RTX 3080 Mobile 111181
+60.4%

GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 580 Mobile by 60% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RX 580 Mobile 290090
RTX 3080 Mobile 541176
+86.6%

GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 580 Mobile by 87% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 HD78
−59%
124
+59%
1440p35−40
−131%
81
+131%
4K30
−66.7%
50
+66.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−306%
134
+306%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−198%
122
+198%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−167%
96
+167%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−73.5%
110−120
+73.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−115%
110−120
+115%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−255%
117
+255%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−137%
128
+137%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−67.3%
92
+67.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−180%
193
+180%
Hitman 3 60−65
−160%
156
+160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−177%
119
+177%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−97.1%
65−70
+97.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−189%
127
+189%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−182%
110
+182%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−154%
104
+154%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−119%
79
+119%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−106%
140
+106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−115%
110−120
+115%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−200%
99
+200%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−124%
121
+124%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−83.6%
101
+83.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−171%
187
+171%
Hitman 3 60−65
−145%
147
+145%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−126%
97
+126%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−200%
99
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−118%
74
+118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−173%
120
+173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
−179%
190
+179%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−149%
97
+149%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−90.2%
78
+90.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−91.7%
69
+91.7%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−97.1%
134
+97.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−173%
90
+173%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−111%
114
+111%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−63.6%
90
+63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−129%
158
+129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
−186%
106
+186%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−87.2%
73
+87.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−126%
70−75
+126%
Hitman 3 30−35
−252%
116
+252%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−185%
77
+185%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−180%
56
+180%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−227%
49
+227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−256%
96
+256%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−168%
59
+168%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−184%
54
+184%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−135%
108
+135%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−183%
30−35
+183%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−191%
102
+191%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−118%
85
+118%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−225%
130
+225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−204%
79
+204%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−273%
56
+273%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−160%
35−40
+160%
Hitman 3 18−20
−126%
40−45
+126%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−221%
45
+221%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−217%
38
+217%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−191%
32
+191%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−271%
52
+271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−192%
70
+192%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−231%
43
+231%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−227%
36
+227%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−179%
67
+179%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−224%
55
+224%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−190%
58
+190%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−222%
87
+222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−256%
32
+256%

This is how RX 580 Mobile and RTX 3080 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 59% faster than RX 580 Mobile

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 131% faster than RX 580 Mobile

4K resolution:

  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 66.7% faster than RX 580 Mobile

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3080 Mobile is 306% faster than the RX 580 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3080 Mobile surpassed RX 580 Mobile in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.49 41.70
Recency 18 April 2017 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Pipelines / CUDA cores 2304 6144
Memory bandwidth 256 384
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580 Mobile in performance tests.


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