GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon Pro 580X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon Pro 580X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon Pro 580X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • Radeon Pro 580X has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro 580X has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 76 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 6774 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 24−27
QHD / 1440p 16−18 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−12
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 950.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name GM206 Polaris 20
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 20 August 2015 18 March 2019
Pipelines 768 2304
Core clock speed 1024 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz 1200 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec 172.8
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s 217.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 233 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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