NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q vs AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 7000 MHz
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 11745 vs 7710
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 78123 vs 34851
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 168.08 vs 115.237
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1935.102 vs 1890.261
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 22.794 vs 10.121
  • Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1001.496 vs 614.542
  • Around 87% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 17328 vs 9258
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8912 vs 3709
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8055 vs 3351
  • Around 87% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 17328 vs 9258
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8912 vs 3709
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8055 vs 3351
  • Around 81% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 6841 vs 3785
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 January 2019 vs 15 October 2018
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz vs 7000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 11745 vs 7710
Geekbench - OpenCL 78123 vs 34851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 168.08 vs 115.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1935.102 vs 1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 22.794 vs 10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1001.496 vs 614.542
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17328 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8912 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8055 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17328 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8912 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8055 vs 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 6841 vs 3785

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

  • Around 32% higher core clock speed: 1168 MHz vs 885 MHz
  • Around 8% higher boost clock speed: 1284 MHz vs 1185 MHz
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 661 vs 483
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 149.333 vs 111.023
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1168 MHz vs 885 MHz
Boost clock speed 1284 MHz vs 1185 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 661 vs 483
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 149.333 vs 111.023

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
11745
7710
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
483
661
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
78123
34851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
168.08
115.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1935.102
1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22.794
10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
111.023
149.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1001.496
614.542
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17328
9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8912
3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8055
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17328
9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8912
3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8055
3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
6841
3785
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
PassMark - G3D Mark 11745 7710
PassMark - G2D Mark 483 661
Geekbench - OpenCL 78123 34851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 168.08 115.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1935.102 1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 22.794 10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 111.023 149.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1001.496 614.542
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17328 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8912 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8055 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17328 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8912 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8055 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 6841 3785

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Essentials

Architecture Turing GCN 4.0
Code name TU106 Polaris 20
Launch date 29 January 2019 15 October 2018
Place in performance rating 178 335
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1185 MHz 1284 MHz
Core clock speed 885 MHz 1168 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 2304
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 10,800 million 5,700 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Length 241 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6