GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon RX 580

Place in performance ranking	223	375
Place by popularity	1	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	19.89	8.17
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	GF110
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	9 November 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$499
Current price	$138 (0.6x MSRP)	$14.89 (0x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 has 143% 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	2304	512
CUDA cores	no data	512
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	772 MHz
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	244 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	97 °C
Texture fill rate	193.0	49.4 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	6,175 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	no data	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 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	1x 8-pin	One 6-pin and One 8-pin
SLI options	no data	+

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	256.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
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.

RX 580 22.93
+94.3%

GTX 580 11.80

Radeon RX 580 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 94% 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%

RX 580 8877
+94.4%

GTX 580 4566

Radeon RX 580 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 94% in Passmark.

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 580 44344
+102%

GTX 580 21941

Radeon RX 580 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 102% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 19274
+218%

GTX 580 6065

Radeon RX 580 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 218% 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 13927
+180%

GTX 580 4970

Radeon RX 580 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 180% 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	100−110 +88.7%	53 −88.7%
Full HD	97 −1%	98 +1%
1200p	150−160 +92.3%	78 −92.3%
1440p	43 +105%	21−24 −105%
4K	36 +100%	18−20 −100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
+106%

18−20

−106%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +132%	24−27 −132%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +111%	18−20 −111%
Battlefield 5	124 +210%	40−45 −210%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +93.5%	30−35 −93.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +106%	18−20 −106%
Far Cry 5	83 +177%	30−33 −177%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +159%	30−35 −159%
Forza Horizon 4	108 +157%	40−45 −157%
Hitman 3	65−70 +119%	30−35 −119%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +85%	20−22 −85%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	74 +196%	24−27 −196%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +100%	21−24 −100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 +88%	24−27 −88%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +111%	18−20 −111%
Battlefield 5	102 +155%	40−45 −155%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +93.5%	30−35 −93.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +106%	18−20 −106%
Far Cry 5	76 +153%	30−33 −153%
Far Cry New Dawn	78 +144%	30−35 −144%
Forza Horizon 4	101 +140%	40−45 −140%
Hitman 3	65−70 +119%	30−35 −119%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Metro Exodus	48 +167%	18−20 −167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +85%	20−22 −85%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	63 +152%	24−27 −152%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 +200%	24−27 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +100%	21−24 −100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 +36%	24−27 −36%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +111%	18−20 −111%
Battlefield 5	93 +133%	40−45 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +106%	18−20 −106%
Far Cry 5	71 +137%	30−33 −137%
Far Cry New Dawn	71 +122%	30−35 −122%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +95.2%	40−45 −95.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +100%	21−24 −100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +106%	16−18 −106%
Hitman 3	35−40 +111%	18−20 −111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +76.5%	16−18 −76.5%
Metro Exodus	28 +180%	10−11 −180%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +100%	14−16 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +108%	12−14 −108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +175%	8−9 −175%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +132%	21−24 −132%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +105%	18−20 −105%
Far Cry New Dawn	53 +165%	20−22 −165%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +114%	21−24 −114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Hitman 3	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	18 +260%	5−6 −260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 +186%	7−8 −186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +170%	10−11 −170%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +157%	7−8 −157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Battlefield 5	37 +236%	10−12 −236%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	26 +189%	9−10 −189%
Far Cry New Dawn	29 +142%	12−14 −142%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +156%	16−18 −156%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%

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

RX 580 is 88.7% faster than GTX 580 in 900p
GTX 580 is 1% faster than RX 580 in 1080p
RX 580 is 92.3% faster than GTX 580 in 1200p
RX 580 is 105% faster than GTX 580 in 1440p
RX 580 is 100% faster than GTX 580 in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 580 is 260% faster than the GTX 580.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 580 surpassed GTX 580 in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	22.93	11.80
Recency	18 April 2017	9 November 2010
Cost	$229	$499
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1536 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	244 Watt