Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 vs AMD Radeon RX 580
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, vs AMD Radeon RX 580. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 76 38 33 15 |
 The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 52 40 23 13 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 78 56 37 16 |
 Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 58 49 34 17 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 33 23 20 10 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 47 41 27 15 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 33 24 16 9 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 30 27 13 n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 60 51 31 18 |
| 1080p High | n/a | 52 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 39 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 26 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | 13 |
| Deviation | n/a | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | n/a | 4353 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 527 |
| Fire Strike | n/a | 14979 |
| Night Raid | n/a | 56876 |
| Background Blur | 77.1 frames/s | 59.5 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 38.1 frames/s | 33.8 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.28 Gpix/sec | 1.56 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.08 Gpix/sec | 3.1 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.85 Gpix/sec | 2.92 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.17 Gpix/sec | 0.33 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 92.9 Gpix/sec | 161.8 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 2443 fps | 5395.1 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 766 | 767 |
| DirectX 11 | 71 fps | 60 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 41 fps | 43 fps |
| GPU Compute | 4083 Ops/s | 3529 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 275.6 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 273.9 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 237.9 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 1112.2 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 5981 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 250.7 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 1804.1 | n/a |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | September, 19, 2014 | April, 18, 2017 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Codename | GM204 | Polaris 20 |
| Price | 329 | 229 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1050 MHz | 1257 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1178 MHz | 1340 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1664 | 2304 |
| TMUs | 104 | 144 |
| ROPs | 56 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 13 | n/a |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | No |
| Tensor Cores | No | No |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 2000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 66 Gpix/sec | 43 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 123 GTex/s | 193 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 6.2 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TGP | 148 W | 185 W |
| Process | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Process tech. | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Transistor Size | 398 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistor count | 5 billion | 5 billion |
| Transistor density | 12.56 MTr/mm² | 21.55 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 1753 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 7000 MB/s | 8000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.2 | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
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