GeForce RTX 4080 Ti Max-Q vs Radeon RX 580X
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 322 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.26 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 April 2018 (6 years ago) | no data (2024 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 cores | 2304 | 7280 |
| Core clock speed | 1257 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1340 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 193.0 | 324.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.175 TFLOPS | 19.66 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 80 |
| TMUs | 144 | 240 |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 14 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 336.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
RTX 4080 Ti Max-Q has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580X and GeForce RTX 4080 Ti Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 580X is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4080 Ti Max-Q is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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