Graphics card

GeForce RTX 2070 vs Radeon RX 580

Compared by performance index, specifications and load profile. The per-parameter difference comes first; the index follows.

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Verdict

GeForce RTX 2070 is 63% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

GeForce RTX 2070 leads on 4 parameters, Radeon RX 580 on 0.

Specification source: A — NVIDIA; B — AMD. Specifications verified on 2026-07-27

Key differences

GeForce RTX 2070

Strengths

  • Power efficiency
  • Memory bandwidth
  • Ray tracing

Trade-offs

  • level

Radeon RX 580

Strengths

  • level

Trade-offs

  • Power efficiency
  • Memory bandwidth
  • Ray tracing

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    88
    46
  • Ray tracing

    55
    11
  • Video memory

    8 GB
    8 GB
  • Power efficiency

    175 W
    185 W
  • Memory bandwidth

    256-bit GDDR6
    256-bit GDDR5

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
GeForce RTX 2070Radeon RX 580

Specifications side by side

Side AGeForce RTX 2070Side BRadeon RX 580
Performance index88better46
Ray tracing index55better11
Video memory8 GB8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory bus256 bit256 bit
Boost clock1620 MHzbetter1340 MHz
Power draw (TDP)175 Wbetter185 W
UpscalerDLSSFSR
Process nodeTSMC 12 nmGlobalFoundries 14 nm
ReleasedQ4 2018Q2 2017

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Deltas are computed from the EasyX-X catalog: relative performance indices and the vendor’s own published specifications. We do not copy third-party benchmark tables.