GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q vs Radeon RX 580X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580X with GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

RX 580X
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
17.91

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms 580X by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking339267
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.4327.32
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code namePolaris 20TU106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 April 2018 (7 years ago)29 January 2020 (5 years 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 cores23041920
Core clock speed1257 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed1340 MHz1185 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate193.0142.2
Floating-point processing power6.175 TFLOPS4.55 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs144120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30
L1 Cache576 KB1.9 MB
L2 Cache2 MB3 MB

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
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 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s264.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

RX 580X 17.91
RTX 2060 Max-Q 23.13
+29.1%

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 580X 7494
Samples: 18
RTX 2060 Max-Q 9679
+29.2%
Samples: 1119

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 HD70−75
−31.4%
92
+31.4%
1440p30−35
−46.7%
44
+46.7%
4K30−35
−40%
42
+40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 69
+0%
69
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 120
+0%
120
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 68
+0%
68
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 107
+0%
107
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+0%
94
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 105
+0%
105
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 85
+0%
85
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
+0%
57
+0%
Valorant 93
+0%
93
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 81
+0%
81
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+0%
35
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 79
+0%
79
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how RX 580X and RTX 2060 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 31% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 47% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 40% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 17.91 23.13
Recency 11 April 2018 29 January 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 65 Watt

RX 580X has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 2060 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 29.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 184.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580X is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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