Comparision AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The AMD Radeon RX 580 video card is based on the GCN 4.0 architecture. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. The first has 5700 million transistors. The second is 5200 million. AMD Radeon RX 580 has a transistor size of 14 nm versus 28.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1257 MHz versus 1127 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. AMD Radeon RX 580 has 8 GB. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has 8 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 256 Gb/s versus 224.4 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of AMD Radeon RX 580 is 6.43. At NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4.92.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, AMD Radeon RX 580 scored 8437 points. And here is the second card 10752 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 13266 points. Second 12349 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 3.0 x16. The second is PCIe 3.0 x16. Video card AMD Radeon RX 580 has Directx version 12. Video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 -- Directx version - 12.1.
Regarding cooling, AMD Radeon RX 580 has 185W heat dissipation requirements versus 165W for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980.
Why NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is better than AMD Radeon RX 580
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score 11417 против 9925 , more on 15%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score 13266 против 12349 , more on 7%
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score 18360 против 16804 , more on 9%
- 3DMark Vantage Performance test score 42240 против 36269 , more on 16%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 332398 против 308382 , more on 8%
- GPU base clock speed 1257 MHz против 1127 MHz, more on 12%
AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980: highlights
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General information
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FAQ
How does the AMD Radeon RX 580 processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark AMD Radeon RX 580 scored 8437 points. The second video card scored 10752 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS AMD Radeon RX 580 is 6.43 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 4.92 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
AMD Radeon RX 580 185 Watt. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 165 Watt.
How fast are AMD Radeon RX 580 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980?
AMD Radeon RX 580 operates at 1257 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1340 MHz. The clock base frequency of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 reaches 1127 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1216 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
AMD Radeon RX 580 supports GDDR5. Installed 8 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 256 GB/s. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 works with GDDR5. The second one has 4 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 256 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
AMD Radeon RX 580 has 1 HDMI outputs. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with 1 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
AMD Radeon RX 580 uses There is no data. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
AMD Radeon RX 580 is built on GCN 4.0. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 uses the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
AMD Radeon RX 580 is equipped with Polaris 20. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is set to GM204.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
AMD Radeon RX 580 has 5700 million transistors. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has 5200 million transistors