Quadro RTX 8000 vs Radeon RX 580

Place in performance ranking	226	52
Place by popularity	1	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.81	9.87
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	TU102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	13 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$9,999
Current price	$138 (0.6x MSRP)	$3230 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 has 101% better value for money than RTX 8000.

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	4608
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	260 Watt
Texture fill rate	193.0	509.8
Floating-point performance	6,175 gflops	no data

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 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	672.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	no data	7.5

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 22.94

RTX 8000 50.34
+119%

Quadro RTX 8000 outperforms Radeon RX 580 by 119% 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

RTX 8000 19480
+119%

Quadro RTX 8000 outperforms Radeon RX 580 by 119% in Passmark.

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 HD	97 −116%	210−220 +116%
1440p	43 −109%	90−95 +109%
4K	36 −108%	75−80 +108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−116%

80−85
+116%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 −107%	120−130 +107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −113%	85−90 +113%
Battlefield 5	124 −118%	270−280 +118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −117%	130−140 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	83 −117%	180−190 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 −117%	180−190 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	108 −113%	230−240 +113%
Hitman 3	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	74 −116%	160−170 +116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −116%	95−100 +116%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 −113%	100−105 +113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −113%	85−90 +113%
Battlefield 5	102 −116%	220−230 +116%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −117%	130−140 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	76 −111%	160−170 +111%
Far Cry New Dawn	78 −118%	170−180 +118%
Forza Horizon 4	101 −118%	220−230 +118%
Hitman 3	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Metro Exodus	48 −108%	100−105 +108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	63 −106%	130−140 +106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 −108%	150−160 +108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −116%	95−100 +116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 −106%	70−75 +106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −113%	85−90 +113%
Battlefield 5	93 −115%	200−210 +115%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	71 −111%	150−160 +111%
Far Cry New Dawn	71 −111%	150−160 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	82 −107%	170−180 +107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 −116%	95−100 +116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −116%	95−100 +116%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
Hitman 3	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Metro Exodus	28 −114%	60−65 +114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −116%	110−120 +116%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −118%	85−90 +118%
Far Cry New Dawn	53 −108%	110−120 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Hitman 3	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Metro Exodus	18 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 −100%	40−45 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 −104%	55−60 +104%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Battlefield 5	37 −116%	80−85 +116%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Far Cry 5	26 −112%	55−60 +112%
Far Cry New Dawn	29 −107%	60−65 +107%
Forza Horizon 4	41 −107%	85−90 +107%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%

This is how RX 580 and RTX 8000 compete in popular games:

RTX 8000 is 116% faster in 1080p
RTX 8000 is 109% faster in 1440p
RTX 8000 is 108% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.94	50.34
Recency	18 April 2017	13 August 2018
Cost	$229	$9999
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	260 Watt