AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 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 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 12% higher core clock speed: 1257 MHz vs 1127 MHz
Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1340 MHz vs 1178 MHz
2680x more texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 72 billion / sec
2.3x more pipelines: 2304 vs 1024
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
1142.9x more memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8827 vs 6111
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 767 vs 673
2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39028 vs 18734
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 116.142 vs 73.733
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1022.932 vs 792.44
Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.235 vs 4.888
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 84.034 vs 35.338
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 607.721 vs 200.825
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11281 vs 7218
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11281 vs 7218
6.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1005 vs 162

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 22 January 2015
Core clock speed	1257 MHz vs 1127 MHz
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz vs 1178 MHz
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s vs 72 billion / sec
Pipelines	2304 vs 1024
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8827 vs 6111
PassMark - G2D Mark	767 vs 673
Geekbench - OpenCL	39028 vs 18734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	116.142 vs 73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1022.932 vs 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.235 vs 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	84.034 vs 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	607.721 vs 200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11281 vs 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3695 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11281 vs 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3695 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349 vs 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1005 vs 162

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

389.2x better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 185 Watt

Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

8827

6111

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

767

673

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

39028

18734

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

116.142

73.733

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1022.932

792.44

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

9.235

4.888

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

84.034

35.338

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

607.721

200.825

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11281

7218

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3695

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3335

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11281

7218

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3695

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3335

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1005

162

Name	AMD Radeon RX 580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark - G3D Mark	8827	6111
PassMark - G2D Mark	767	673
Geekbench - OpenCL	39028	18734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	116.142	73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1022.932	792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.235	4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	84.034	35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	607.721	200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11281	7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3695	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349	3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11281	7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3695	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349	3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1005	162

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	Polaris 20	GM206
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	22 January 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$199
Place in performance rating	341	514
Price now	$169.99	$229.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	76.21	34.63
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	1178 MHz
Compute units	36
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	1127 MHz
Floating-point performance	6.2 TFLOPs	2,413 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2304	1024
Pixel fill rate	42.88 GP/s
Render output units	32
Stream Processors	2304
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s	72 billion / sec
Texture Units	144
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	120 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	2,940 million
CUDA cores		1024
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pins
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options		2x
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	112 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 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
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost