GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Radeon RX 580X

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580X with GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 580X
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
17.02

3070 Mobile outperforms 580X by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking337165
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.4222.77
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code namePolaris 20GA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 April 2018 (7 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 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 cores23045120
Core clock speed1257 MHz1110 MHz
Boost clock speed1340 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate193.0249.6
Floating-point processing power6.175 TFLOPS15.97 TFLOPS
ROPs3280
TMUs144160
Tensor Coresno data160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40
L1 Cache576 KB5 MB
L2 Cache2 MB4 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 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D 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
CUDA-8.6
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 17.02
RTX 3070 Mobile 32.49
+90.9%

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 7524
Samples: 16
RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+90.9%
Samples: 7121

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 HD55−60
−104%
112
+104%
1440p35−40
−100%
70
+100%
4K21−24
−114%
45
+114%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 241
+0%
241
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 119
+0%
119
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 97
+0%
97
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 230
+0%
230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 189
+0%
189
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 88
+0%
88
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 134
+0%
134
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 172
+0%
172
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%
Dota 2 130
+0%
130
+0%
Far Cry 5 114
+0%
114
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 188
+0%
188
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170
+0%
170
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Dota 2 120
+0%
120
+0%
Far Cry 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 167
+0%
167
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 59
+0%
59
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 94
+0%
94
+0%
Valorant 183
+0%
183
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 59
+0%
59
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 254
+0%
254
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140
+0%
140
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 47
+0%
47
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 32
+0%
32
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%
Valorant 238
+0%
238
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 63
+0%
63
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+0%
22
+0%
Dota 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Far Cry 5 51
+0%
51
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+0%
93
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 27
+0%
27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how RX 580X and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 104% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 100% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 114% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.02 32.49
Recency 11 April 2018 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 125 Watt

RTX 3070 Mobile has a 90.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 48% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 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 3070 Mobile is a notebook one.

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