Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon R9 270X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 580
1536 Mb GDDR5
Released 9 Nov 2010
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 270X
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 8 Oct 2013
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 580100%
- Radeon R9 270X131%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 580100%
- Radeon R9 270X115%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 580
- Supports PhysX
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Fermi), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 270X
- 15% higher gaming performance.
- 64 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 580 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Mantle
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 270X
The Radeon R9 270X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (4 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 580 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| GPU Name | GF110 (GF110-375-A1) | Curacao (Curacao XT) |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,000 million | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 512 | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 16 | 20 |
| Core clock | 772 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 580 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1002 MHz
4008 MHz effective | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 1536 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 580 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| TDP | 244 watts | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 9 Nov 2010 | 8 Oct 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 58024.70 GP/s
- Radeon R9 270X32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 58049.40 GT/s
- Radeon R9 270X80.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 580192.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 270X179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 5801581.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 270X2560.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 5806600
- Radeon R9 270X8700
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 58029
- Radeon R9 270X34
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA
- GeForce GTX 58047
- Radeon R9 270X52
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
DX11,Very High Quality, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 58027
- Radeon R9 270X33
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Last Light
DX11, AAA standard, 16xAF, Motion Blur normal, Tesselation normal
- GeForce GTX 58034
- Radeon R9 270X38
FPS (higher is better)