GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile vs Radeon RX 580X Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 106 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 15.15 |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | Turing (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | Polaris | N18E-G3 TU104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 2 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Current price | $410 | $1671 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1340 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65-110 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 155.1 | 299.5 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon RX 580X Mobile and GeForce RTX 2080 Super 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 size | large | large |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | no data | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | no data | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2019 | 2 April 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580X Mobile and GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
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