AMD Radeon Pro 460 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 460 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon Pro 460

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 460

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 18% higher texture fill rate: 58.05 GTexel / s vs 49.4 billion / sec
2x more pipelines: 1024 vs 512
Around 18% better floating-point performance: 1,858 gflops vs 1,581.1 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 244 Watt
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1536 MB
2.5x more memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 679 vs 490
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15290 vs 15182
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 44.089 vs 40.048
Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 55.755 vs 32.378
Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 226.93 vs 132.363

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 October 2016 vs 9 November 2010
Texture fill rate	58.05 GTexel / s vs 49.4 billion / sec
Pipelines	1024 vs 512
Floating-point performance	1,858 gflops vs 1,581.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 244 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1536 MB
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz vs 2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	679 vs 490
Geekbench - OpenCL	15290 vs 15182
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	44.089 vs 40.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	55.755 vs 32.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	226.93 vs 132.363

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Around 82% higher core clock speed: 1544 MHz vs 850 MHz
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4630 vs 3453
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 872.651 vs 594.914
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.338 vs 3.46
Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5953 vs 4664
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 1842
Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5953 vs 4664
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 1842

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1544 MHz vs 850 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4630 vs 3453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	872.651 vs 594.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.338 vs 3.46
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5953 vs 4664
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 1842
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5953 vs 4664
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 1842
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3346

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 460
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3453

4630

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

679

490

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

15290

15182

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

44.089

40.048

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

594.914

872.651

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.46

4.338

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

55.755

32.378

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

226.93

132.363

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4664

5953

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1842

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4664

5953

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1842

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

3357

Name	AMD Radeon Pro 460	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark	3453	4630
PassMark - G2D Mark	679	490
Geekbench - OpenCL	15290	15182
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	44.089	40.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	594.914	872.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.46	4.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	55.755	32.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	226.93	132.363
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4664	5953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1842	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4664	5953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1842	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346	3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		809

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro 460	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Baffin	GF110
Launch date	30 October 2016	9 November 2010
Place in performance rating	618	620
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Price now		$289.88
Value for money (0-100)		19.21
Technical info
Boost clock speed	907 MHz
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1544 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,858 gflops	1,581.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	1024	512
Texture fill rate	58.05 GTexel / s	49.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	244 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	3,000 million
CUDA cores		512
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 6-pin and One 8-pin
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options		3-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1536 MB
Memory bandwidth	81.28 GB / s	192.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround