The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 580 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's €652.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 20% less energy – 148 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 580
- A faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 82% cheaper – €145.99 vs €798.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 580 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
93%
Min 1% FPS
32
91%
Price, €
€798
18%
Value, €/FPS
€12.27/FPS
17%
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, €
€145.99
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.08/FPS
100%
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GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 580 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 580 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 580 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
88%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
63%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
63%
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
65%
Texture Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.175 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| $329.00 | MSRP | $229.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 185 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 42.88 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 193 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 6.175 TFLOPS |
