GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs Radeon RX 580X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580X with GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 580X
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
16.76

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms RX 580X by a whopping 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking32554
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.2130.33
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code namePolaris 20AD106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 April 2018 (6 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores23044608
Core clock speed1257 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1340 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate193.0244.1
Floating-point processing power6.175 TFLOPS15.62 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs144144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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 16.76
RTX 4070 Mobile 50.90
+204%

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 6458
RTX 4070 Mobile 19609
+204%

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 HD40−45
−225%
130
+225%
1440p24−27
−213%
75
+213%
4K14−16
−229%
46
+229%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 133
+0%
133
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 116
+0%
116
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 98
+0%
98
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 233
+0%
233
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 101
+0%
101
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+0%
87
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 183
+0%
183
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 204
+0%
204
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
+0%
116
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 89
+0%
89
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
+0%
75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 143
+0%
143
+0%
Metro Exodus 105
+0%
105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 134
+0%
134
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+0%
88
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 73
+0%
73
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+0%
33
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how RX 580X and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 225% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 213% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 229% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.76 50.90
Recency 11 April 2018 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 4070 Mobile has a 203.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 60.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 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 4070 Mobile is a notebook 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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