AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
23.2Rasterization73.5
20Ray Tracing68.5
38.7Memory74.6
78Efficiency55.2
30.1Compute86.3
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 58013 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.8 to 34.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+56) and rasterization (+50). AMD Radeon RX 580 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 580
- Stronger efficiency score: 78 vs 55
- 59% lower TDP: 185 W vs 450 W
- Lower launch price: $229 vs $1,599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Stronger rasterization score: 74 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 69 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 75 vs 39
- Stronger compute score: 86 vs 30
- 718% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 36,000 vs 4,400
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2022 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (Polaris) | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 14 nm | 5 nm+64% |
| TDP | 185 W+59% | 450 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304 | 16,384+611% |
| RT cores | — | 128 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 512 |
| Base clock | 1,257 MHz | 2,235 MHz+78% |
| Boost clock | 1,340 MHz | 2,520 MHz+88% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 24 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s+294% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,400 | 36,000+718% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 10,100 |
| PassMark G3D | 8,600 | 38,500+348% |
| 1080p Ultra | 40 fps | 225 fps+463% |
| 1440p Ultra | 28 fps | 180 fps+543% |
| 4K Ultra | 14 fps | 112 fps+700% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 2 (game-side) | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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