GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q vs Radeon RX 580X

Place in the ranking	269	136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	N18E-G2R
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 April 2018 (6 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)

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 cores	2304	2560
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	1155 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	193.0	184.8
Floating-point processing power	6.175 gflops	5.914 gflops

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	11000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	352.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.140
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 580X 20.22

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 35.70
+76.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 580X 7798

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 13771
+76.6%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	60−65 −76.7%	106 +76.7%
1440p	40−45 −77.5%	71 +77.5%
4K	27−30 −81.5%	49 +81.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	99 +0%	99 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 +0%	81 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	101 +0%	101 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	127 +0%	127 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	137 +0%	137 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	103 +0%	103 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70 +0%	70 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +0%	91 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	108 +0%	108 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	97 +0%	97 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	102 +0%	102 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	142 +0%	142 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 +0%	91 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +0%	62 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +0%	60 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68 +0%	68 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	76 +0%	76 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	86 +0%	86 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	104 +0%	104 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +0%	75 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +0%	59 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 +0%	64 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 +0%	47 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 +0%	50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	54 +0%	54 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	75 +0%	75 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +0%	35 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	61 +0%	61 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +0%	51 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	32 +0%	32 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	29 +0%	29 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	28 +0%	28 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how RX 580X and RTX 2070 Super Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 77% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 78% faster in 1440p
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 81% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.22	35.70
Recency	11 April 2018	2 April 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	80 Watt

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q has a 76.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 131.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580X is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is a notebook one.

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