Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q vs Radeon RX 580X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q and Radeon RX 580X, 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 Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q stacks up against Radeon RX 580X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q Radeon RX 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 580X has 208% more power consumption, than Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon RX 580X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 580X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon RX 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 580X is 657 MHz higher, than Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is 6000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 580X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 40−45 40−45
ultra / 1080p 27−30 24−27
QHD / 1440p 21−24 20−22
4K / 2160p 12−14 10−12
low / 720p 65−70 65−70
medium / 1080p 50−55 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon RX 580X.

Full Specs

  Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q Radeon RX 580X
Architecture Turing GCN 4.0
Code name N19E-Q1 MAX-Q Polaris 20
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 27 May 2019 11 April 2018
Pipelines 1920 2304
Core clock speed 600 - 870 MHz 1257 MHz
Boost Clock 1215 - 1380 MHz 1340 MHz
Transistor count 10,800 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 175.0 193.0
Floating-point performance 6,175 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 448.0 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.5 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 7.5
Laptop size large
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