GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 560
296%
296%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
112%
112%
AMD Radeon RX 560 is approximately 184% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Polaris 21 | GF110 |
| CoresDifferent | 1024 | 512 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 48 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Polaris 21 | GF110 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Polaris 21 XT(215-0908004) | GF110-375-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 4.0 | Fermi 2.0 |
| FoundryDifferent | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 3,000 million | 3,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 24.4M / mm² | 5.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 123 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-769 | BGA-1981 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Apr 18th, 2017 | Nov 9th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Polaris(RX 500) | GeForce 500 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Arctic Islands | GeForce 400 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Vega | GeForce 600 |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 99 USD | 499 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 7 in our database | 136 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1175 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1275 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1750 MHz7 Gbps effective | 1002 MHz4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 772 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1544 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 112.0 GB/s | 192.4 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1024 | 512 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 48 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 16 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1024 KB | 768 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 16 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 20.40 GPixel/s | 24.70 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 81.60 GTexel/s | 49.41 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.611 TFLOPS | 1.581 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 163.2 GFLOPS (1:16) | 197.6 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 170 mm6.7 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 75 W | 244 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 250 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.0b1x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.3a |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | C994 | P1261 SKU 2 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 111 mm4.4 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.7 | 5.1 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 2.0 |
Comparison Summary
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