AMD Radeon RX 580X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Polaris 20 | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 20 XTX (215-0910038) | N16E-GX-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 232 mm² | 398 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 11th, 2018 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Polaris | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | Polaris | — |
| Successor | Vega | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1257 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1340 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 2000 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 540 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 160.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2304 | 1536 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 144 | 96 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Compute units | 36 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| SMM count | — | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 42.88 GPixel/s | 34.56 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 193.0 GTexel/s | 51.84 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 6.175 TFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 6.175 TFLOPS | 1.659 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 385.9 GFLOPS (1:16) | 51.84 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 185 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | D009 | P2754 SKU 3 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 5.2 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Oct 7th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 900M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 800M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 Mobile |
