NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 vs AMD Radeon RX 560
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and AMD Radeon RX 560 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
- Around 39% higher core clock speed: 1515 MHz vs 1090-1175 MHz
- Around 43% higher boost clock speed: 1710 MHz vs 1200-1275 MHz
- 2.9x more pipelines: 2944 vs 1024
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 14 nm
- 2x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 7000 MHz
- 5.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 18750 vs 3657
- Around 87% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 908 vs 486
- Around 82% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 105219 vs 57671
- 5.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 326.494 vs 56.81
- 5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3938.377 vs 775.281
- 6.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 31.684 vs 4.602
- 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 159.275 vs 64.428
- 5.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1506.874 vs 257.062
- 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 25500 vs 6571
- Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 6966 vs 3688
- Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6293 vs 3352
- 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 25500 vs 6571
- Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 6966 vs 3688
- Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6293 vs 3352
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 20 September 2018 vs 18 April 2017 |
| Core clock speed | 1515 MHz vs 1090-1175 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1710 MHz vs 1200-1275 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2944 vs 1024 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 14 nm |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz vs 7000 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 18750 vs 3657 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 908 vs 486 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 105219 vs 57671 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 326.494 vs 56.81 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 3938.377 vs 775.281 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 31.684 vs 4.602 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 159.275 vs 64.428 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1506.874 vs 257.062 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 25500 vs 6571 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 6966 vs 3688 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 6293 vs 3352 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 25500 vs 6571 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 6966 vs 3688 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 6293 vs 3352 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560
- 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 60-80 Watt vs 215 Watt
- Around 1% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1774 vs 1752
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 60-80 Watt vs 215 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1774 vs 1752 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 560
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| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 18750 | 3657 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 908 | 486 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 105219 | 57671 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 326.494 | 56.81 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 3938.377 | 775.281 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 31.684 | 4.602 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 159.275 | 64.428 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1506.874 | 257.062 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 25500 | 6571 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 6966 | 3688 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 6293 | 3352 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 25500 | 6571 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 6966 | 3688 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 6293 | 3352 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1752 | 1774 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | AMD Radeon RX 560 | |
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| Architecture | Turing | GCN 4.0 |
| Code name | TU104 | Polaris 21 |
| Launch date | 20 September 2018 | 18 April 2017 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $99 |
| Place in performance rating | 105 | 513 |
| Price now | $749.99 | $104.99 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop, Laptop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 32.34 | 54.35 |
| Design | Radeon RX 500 Series | |
| GCN generation | 4th Gen | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1710 MHz | 1200-1275 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1515 MHz | 1090-1175 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Pipelines | 2944 | 1024 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 215 Watt | 60-80 Watt |
| Transistor count | 13,600 million | 3,000 million |
| Compute units | 14/16 | |
| Floating-point performance | 2.6 TFLOPs | |
| Pixel fill rate | 20.40 GP/s | |
| Render output units | 16 | |
| Stream Processors | 896/1024 | |
| Texture fill rate | 81.60 GTexel/s | |
| Texture Units | 64 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 170 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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| Recommended system power (PSU) | 450 Watt | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
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Memory |
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| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | |
Technologies |
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| AMD Eyefinity | ||
| AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
| AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
| AppAcceleration | ||
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| FreeSync | ||
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| LiquidVR | ||
| PowerTune | ||
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| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||