Radeon RX 580 Vs GeForce GTX 970 - HWBench

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Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 580Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 1 Apr 2017

GeForce GTX 970Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 19 Sep 2014

Summary

Gaming performance index

• Radeon RX 580126%
• GeForce GTX 970100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 580

26% 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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 GeForce GTX 970

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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 580

The Radeon RX 580 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (55 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 580	GeForce GTX 970
GPU Name	Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT)	vs	GM204 (GM204-200-A1)
Fab Process	14 nm	vs	28 nm
Die Size	232 mm²	vs	398 mm²
Transistors	5,700 million	vs	5,200 million
Shaders	2304	vs	1664
Compute Units	36	vs	13
Core clock	1120 MHz	vs	1050 MHz
ROPs	32	vs	56
TMUs	144	vs	104

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 580	GeForce GTX 970
Memory Type	GDDR5	vs	GDDR5
Bus Width	256 bit	vs	256 bit
Memory Speed	2000 MHz 8000 MHz effective	vs	1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective
Memory Size	8192 Mb	vs	4096 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 580	GeForce GTX 970
TDP	150 watts	vs	148 watts
Release Date	1 Apr 2017	vs	19 Sep 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

• Radeon RX 58040.50 GP/s
• GeForce GTX 97058.80 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

• Radeon RX 580182.30 GT/s
• GeForce GTX 970109.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

• Radeon RX 580256.00 GB/s
• GeForce GTX 970224.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

• Radeon RX 5805834.00 GFLOPs
• GeForce GTX 9703494.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

2560x1440 (WQHD)1920x1080 (Full HD)3840x2160 (4K)

Ashes Of The Singularity

High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58058
• GeForce GTX 97041

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58054
• GeForce GTX 97045

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58038
• GeForce GTX 97036

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58053
• GeForce GTX 97037

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• Radeon RX 58052
• GeForce GTX 97043

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58056
• GeForce GTX 97044

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58046
• GeForce GTX 97039

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• Radeon RX 58061
• GeForce GTX 97055

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58036
• GeForce GTX 97029

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58043
• GeForce GTX 97031

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 97042

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 97029

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58058
• GeForce GTX 97045

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58064
• GeForce GTX 97049

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58060
• GeForce GTX 97045

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• Radeon RX 58046
• GeForce GTX 97042

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58033
• GeForce GTX 97030

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

• Radeon RX 58059
• GeForce GTX 97032

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58076
• GeForce GTX 97065

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58074
• GeForce GTX 97075

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58053
• GeForce GTX 97047

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58075
• GeForce GTX 97053

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• Radeon RX 58075
• GeForce GTX 97062

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58087
• GeForce GTX 97076

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58056
• GeForce GTX 97054

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• Radeon RX 58089
• GeForce GTX 97079

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58060
• GeForce GTX 97049

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58061
• GeForce GTX 97047

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58093
• GeForce GTX 97077

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 97063

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 97044

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58080
• GeForce GTX 97062

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58094
• GeForce GTX 97078

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58084
• GeForce GTX 97066

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• Radeon RX 58063
• GeForce GTX 97053

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58049
• GeForce GTX 97044

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

• Radeon RX 58086
• GeForce GTX 97047

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58026
• GeForce GTX 97022

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58030
• GeForce GTX 97029

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58029
• GeForce GTX 97025

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58027
• GeForce GTX 97018

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• Radeon RX 58028
• GeForce GTX 97023

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58027
• GeForce GTX 97020

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58025
• GeForce GTX 97021

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• Radeon RX 58031
• GeForce GTX 97027

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58018
• GeForce GTX 97014

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58024
• GeForce GTX 97019

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 97019

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 97014

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58034
• GeForce GTX 97026

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58033
• GeForce GTX 97025

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

• Radeon RX 58036
• GeForce GTX 97025

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• Radeon RX 58026
• GeForce GTX 97025

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 58017
• GeForce GTX 97016

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

• Radeon RX 58033
• GeForce GTX 97019

FPS (higher is better)

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