Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GTX 980
AMD
Radeon RX 580
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 1 Apr 2017
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 980
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 19 Sep 2014
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 580105%
- GeForce GTX 980100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 580
- 5% higher gaming performance.
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 980
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 580
The Radeon RX 580 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (58 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 580 | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) | GM204 (GM204-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 398 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | 5,200 million |
| Shaders | 2304 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 36 | 16 |
| Core clock | 1120 MHz | 1127 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 580 | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 580 | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|
| TDP | 150 watts | 165 watts |
| Release Date | 1 Apr 2017 | 19 Sep 2014 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 58040.50 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 98072.10 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 580182.30 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 980144.30 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 580256.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 980224.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5805834.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 9804616.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Ashes Of The Singularity
High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58058
- GeForce GTX 98050
FPS (higher is better)
Destiny 2
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58053
- GeForce GTX 98059
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58038
- GeForce GTX 98043
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58086
- GeForce GTX 98083
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58053
- GeForce GTX 98047
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry New Dawn
Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809
- Radeon RX 58054
- GeForce GTX 98053
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 58052
- GeForce GTX 98049
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58056
- GeForce GTX 98055
FPS (higher is better)
Ghost Recon - Wildlands
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58046
- GeForce GTX 98044
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 58061
- GeForce GTX 98061
FPS (higher is better)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58036
- GeForce GTX 98034
FPS (higher is better)
Resident Evil 7
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58060
- GeForce GTX 98057
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58054
- GeForce GTX 98056
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 58038
- GeForce GTX 98034
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58058
- GeForce GTX 98053
FPS (higher is better)
Star Wars Battlefront II
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58064
- GeForce GTX 98054
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58060
- GeForce GTX 98054
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 58046
- GeForce GTX 98048
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58033
- GeForce GTX 98035
FPS (higher is better)
Wolfenstein II The New Colossus
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 58059
- GeForce GTX 98035
FPS (higher is better)
Destiny 2
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58074
- GeForce GTX 98080
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58053
- GeForce GTX 98056
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 580138
- GeForce GTX 980132
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58075
- GeForce GTX 98070
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry New Dawn
Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809
- Radeon RX 58075
- GeForce GTX 98072
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 58075
- GeForce GTX 98069
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58087
- GeForce GTX 98085
FPS (higher is better)
Ghost Recon - Wildlands
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58056
- GeForce GTX 98059
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 58089
- GeForce GTX 98088
FPS (higher is better)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58060
- GeForce GTX 98057
FPS (higher is better)
Resident Evil 7
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58093
- GeForce GTX 98091
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58080
- GeForce GTX 98076
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 58059
- GeForce GTX 98052
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58080
- GeForce GTX 98073
FPS (higher is better)
Star Wars Battlefront II
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58094
- GeForce GTX 98081
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58084
- GeForce GTX 98076
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 58063
- GeForce GTX 98060
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58049
- GeForce GTX 98052
FPS (higher is better)
Wolfenstein II The New Colossus
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 58086
- GeForce GTX 98064
FPS (higher is better)
Destiny 2
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58030
- GeForce GTX 98034
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58029
- GeForce GTX 98030
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58043
- GeForce GTX 98045
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58027
- GeForce GTX 98025
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry New Dawn
Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809
- Radeon RX 58028
- GeForce GTX 98028
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 58028
- GeForce GTX 98026
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58027
- GeForce GTX 98026
FPS (higher is better)
Ghost Recon - Wildlands
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58025
- GeForce GTX 98025
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 58031
- GeForce GTX 98031
FPS (higher is better)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58018
- GeForce GTX 98015
FPS (higher is better)
Resident Evil 7
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58028
- GeForce GTX 98028
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58028
- GeForce GTX 98028
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 58019
- GeForce GTX 98017
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58034
- GeForce GTX 98032
FPS (higher is better)
Star Wars Battlefront II
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58033
- GeForce GTX 98028
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 58036
- GeForce GTX 98031
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 58026
- GeForce GTX 98028
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 58017
- GeForce GTX 98019
FPS (higher is better)
Wolfenstein II The New Colossus
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 58033
- GeForce GTX 98023
FPS (higher is better)