GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon R7 250X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon R7 250X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 580 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 250X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin and One 8-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 580 has 205% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 580 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 250X is 200 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 580.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580 is 379 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 10−12
ultra / 1080p 14−16 6−7
QHD / 1440p 8−9 1−2
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 24−27
medium / 1080p 27−30 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 109% more, than Radeon R7 250X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon R7 250X
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF110 Cape Verde
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 9 November 2010 13 February 2014
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 1544 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 49.4 billion/sec 38.00
Floating-point performance 1,581.1 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 210 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz (4008 data rate) 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI + +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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