AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 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 RX 580

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 1340 MHz vs 1216 MHz
1340x more texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 144 billion / sec
Around 13% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 2048
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
1142.9x more memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39028 vs 34898
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 116.142 vs 110.006
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 84.034 vs 37.443
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 607.721 vs 477.015
Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11281 vs 9566
Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11281 vs 9566
2.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1005 vs 474

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 19 September 2014
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz vs 1216 MHz
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s vs 144 billion / sec
Pipelines	2304 vs 2048
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	39028 vs 34898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	116.142 vs 110.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.235 vs 9.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	84.034 vs 37.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	607.721 vs 477.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11281 vs 9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3695 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11281 vs 9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3695 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349 vs 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1005 vs 474

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

803.4x better floating-point performance: 4,981 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 11112 vs 8827
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 791 vs 767
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1348.307 vs 1022.932

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	4,981 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	11112 vs 8827
PassMark - G2D Mark	791 vs 767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1348.307 vs 1022.932

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

8827

11112

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

767

791

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

39028

34898

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

116.142

110.006

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1022.932

1348.307

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

9.235

9.194

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

84.034

37.443

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

607.721

477.015

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11281

9566

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3695

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3335

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11281

9566

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3695

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3335

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1005

474

Name	AMD Radeon RX 580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
PassMark - G3D Mark	8827	11112
PassMark - G2D Mark	767	791
Geekbench - OpenCL	39028	34898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	116.142	110.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1022.932	1348.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.235	9.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	84.034	37.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	607.721	477.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11281	9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3695	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349	3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11281	9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3695	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349	3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1005	474

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	Polaris 20	GM204
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	19 September 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$549
Place in performance rating	341	379
Price now	$169.99	$605.06
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	76.21	21.18
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	1216 MHz
Compute units	36
Core clock speed	1257 MHz
Floating-point performance	6.2 TFLOPs	4,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2304	2048
Pixel fill rate	42.88 GP/s
Render output units	32
Stream Processors	2304
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s	144 billion / sec
Texture Units	144
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	165 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	5,200 million
CUDA cores		2048
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support		1
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
VGA аnalog display support		1
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 6-pins
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options		1
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	224 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	7.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
BatteryBoost
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
Surround