Comparision NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs MSI Radeon RX 580
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 video card is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. MSI Radeon RX 580 on the GCN 4.0 architecture. The first has 5200 million transistors. The second is 5700 million. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has a transistor size of 28 nm versus 14.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1050 MHz versus 1257 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has 4 GB. MSI Radeon RX 580 has 4 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 224.4 Gb/s versus 256 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is 3.74. At MSI Radeon RX 580 6.06.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 scored 9685 points. And here is the second card 8932 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 11891 points. Second 14044 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has Directx version 12.1. Video card MSI Radeon RX 580 -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has 148W heat dissipation requirements versus 150W for MSI Radeon RX 580.
Why NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is better than MSI Radeon RX 580
- Passmark score 9685 против 8932 , more on 8%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 420057 против 351890 , more on 19%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs MSI Radeon RX 580: highlights
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FAQ
How does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 scored 9685 points. The second video card scored 8932 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is 3.74 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 6.06 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 148 Watt. MSI Radeon RX 580 150 Watt.
How fast are NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and MSI Radeon RX 580?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 operates at 1050 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1178 MHz. The clock base frequency of MSI Radeon RX 580 reaches 1257 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1340 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 supports GDDR5. Installed 4 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 224.4 GB/s. MSI Radeon RX 580 works with GDDR5. The second one has 8 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 224.4 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has 1 HDMI outputs. MSI Radeon RX 580 is equipped with 1 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 uses There is no data. MSI Radeon RX 580 is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is built on Maxwell 2.0. MSI Radeon RX 580 uses the GCN 4.0 architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with GM204. MSI Radeon RX 580 is set to Polaris 20.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. MSI Radeon RX 580 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has 5200 million transistors. MSI Radeon RX 580 has 5700 million transistors