AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Polaris 20 | GK107 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 20 XTX (215-0910038) | GK107-425-A2 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 1,270 million |
| Die size | 232 mm² | 118 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 18th, 2017 | May 29th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Polaris | GeForce 700 |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 229 USD | 89 USD |
| Current price | Amazon / Newegg | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 52 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Arctic Islands | GeForce 600 |
| Successor | Vega | GeForce 900 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1257 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1340 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 2000 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 993 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 80.19 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2304 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 144 | 32 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| Compute units | 36 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 256 KB |
| SMX count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 42.88 GPixel/s | 7.944 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 193.0 GTexel/s | 31.78 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 6.175 TFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 6.175 TFLOPS | 762.6 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 385.9 GFLOPS (1:16) | 31.78 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 185 W | 64 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | C940, D009-04 | P2010 SKU 8 P2011 SKU 6 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 3.0 |
