Graphics card

GeForce RTX 2080 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 2080 is 77% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

GeForce RTX 2080 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 2080

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

    104
    46
  • Ray tracing

    65
    11
  • Video memory

    8 GB
    8 GB
  • Power efficiency

    215 W
    185 W
  • Memory bandwidth

    256-bit GDDR6
    256-bit GDDR5

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
GeForce RTX 2080Radeon RX 580

Specifications side by side

Side AGeForce RTX 2080Side BRadeon RX 580
Performance index104better46
Ray tracing index65better11
Video memory8 GB8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory bus256 bit256 bit
Boost clock1710 MHzbetter1340 MHz
Power draw (TDP)215 W185 Wbetter
UpscalerDLSSFSR
Process nodeTSMC 12 nmGlobalFoundries 14 nm
ReleasedQ3 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.