AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Polaris 20 | GP104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 20 XTX (215-0910038) | N17E-G3-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Pascal |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 16 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 7,200 million |
| Die size | 232 mm² | 314 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 18th, 2017 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Polaris | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Launch price | 229 USD | — |
| Current price | Amazon / Newegg | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 52 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Arctic Islands | — |
| Successor | Vega | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1257 MHz | 1290 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1340 MHz | 1468 MHz |
| Memory clock | 2000 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1251 MHz 10008 MHz effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5X |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 320.3 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2304 | 2560 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 144 | 160 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Compute units | 36 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| SM count | — | 20 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 42.88 GPixel/s | 93.95 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 193.0 GTexel/s | 234.9 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 6.175 TFLOPS (1:1) | 117.4 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 6.175 TFLOPS | 7.516 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 385.9 GFLOPS (1:16) | 234.9 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 185 W | 150 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | C940, D009-04 | E2915 SKU 10 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2.131 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 6.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jun 27th, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 10 Mobile |
| Production | — | Active |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 183 in our database |
