GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon R9 270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon R9 270, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 580 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)
244 Watt
150 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
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 580 has 62% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270.
GeForce GTX 580 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 580 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 580 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 270 is 200 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 580.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−33
QHD / 1440p
16−18
14−16
4K / 2160p
10−11
8−9
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Battlefield 5 is 12% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
240−250
230−240
medium / 768p
210−220
200−210
ultra / 1080p
130−140
120−130
QHD / 1440p
100−110
95−100
4K / 2160p
55−60
55−60
high / 768p
180−190
170−180
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Dota 2 is 1% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
21−24
20−22
4K / 2160p
9−10
8−9
low / 720p
55−60
55−60
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Far Cry 5 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
QHD / 1440p
18−20
16−18
low / 720p
130−140
130−140
medium / 1080p
80−85
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Fortnite is 1% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
30−33
27−30
QHD / 1440p
16−18
14−16
4K / 2160p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Forza Horizon 4 is 5% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
QHD / 1440p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−12
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Metro Exodus is 5% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
2−3
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 6% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
4K / 2160p
9−10
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon R9 270.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon R9 270
Architecture
Fermi
GCN 1.0
Code name
GF110
Curacao
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
9 November 2010
13 November 2013
Pipelines
512
1280
Core clock speed
1544 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
49.4 billion/sec
74.00
Floating-point performance
1,581.1 gflops
2,368 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
210 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Memory bandwidth
192.4 GB/s
179.2 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
142 Mh/s
293 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
16 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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