Radeon RX 580 XTR vs GeForce GTX 960A

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking487not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.36no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM107Polaris 20
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6402304
Core clock speed1029 MHz1257 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHz1340 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate43.40193.0
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1632
TMUs40144

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.19 GB/s256.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12.0 (12_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA5.0-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 March 2015 18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 185 Watt

GTX 960A has 146.7% lower power consumption.

RX 580 XTR, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon RX 580 XTR. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960A is a notebook card while Radeon RX 580 XTR is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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