GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon R9 380

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon R9 380, 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 380, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 580	Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP)	244 Watt	190 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin and One 8-pin	2 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 580 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 380.
GeForce GTX 580 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 580 has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 380.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 580 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 380 is 211 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 580.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580 is 1034 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
QHD / 1440p	8−9	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	10−11
low / 720p	40−45	60−65
medium / 1080p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
high / 1080p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	35−40
4K / 2160p	10−11	18−20
low / 720p	75−80	100−110
medium / 1080p	40−45	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon R9 380 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	240−250	250−260
medium / 768p	210−220	220−230
ultra / 1080p	130−140	180−190
QHD / 1440p	100−110	110−120
4K / 2160p	55−60	70−75
high / 768p	180−190	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	55−60	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon R9 380 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	85−90	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Dota 2 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
high / 1080p	27−30	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	40−45
QHD / 1440p	21−24	27−30
4K / 2160p	9−10	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	80−85
medium / 1080p	30−35	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Far Cry 5 is 48% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
high / 1080p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	45−50
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	130−140	180−190
medium / 1080p	80−85	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Fortnite is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
high / 1080p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−33	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	30−35
4K / 2160p	14−16	24−27
low / 720p	75−80	100−110
medium / 1080p	40−45	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 51% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
low / 768p	110−120	140−150
medium / 768p	100−110	120−130
high / 1080p	45−50	70−75
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−35
QHD / 1440p	10−11	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	20−22
QHD / 1440p	10−12	16−18
4K / 2160p	4−5	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	65−70
medium / 1080p	21−24	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Metro Exodus is 55% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
low / 768p	120−130	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Minecraft is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	75−80	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 24% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	16−18
QHD / 1440p	3−4	10−11
4K / 2160p	2−3	7−8
low / 720p	45−50	65−70
medium / 1080p	21−24	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
medium / 768p	50−55	85−90
high / 1080p	27−30	45−50
ultra / 1080p	16−18	24−27
4K / 2160p	9−10	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 580.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 580.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 580	Radeon R9 380
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF110	Tonga Pro
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	9 November 2010	26 June 2015
Pipelines	512	1792
Core clock speed	1544 MHz
Boost Clock		970 MHz
Transistor count	3,000 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	49.4 billion/sec	108.6
Floating-point performance	1,581.1 gflops	3,476 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	221 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)	970 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.4 GB/s	182.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.2	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.48 kh/s
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	404 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		168.45 Sol/s
Compute units		28
Form factor		full height / full length / dual slot
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		-
LiquidVR		+
FRTC		+
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GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon R9 380

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