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ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080

ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.36 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X · 1.77 GHz · 180 W Speed index 7/100
In the gpu comparison between the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 and the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 is 60 % faster than the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580.

ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
Speed index
5/100
7/100
FP32
5.68 TFLOPS
9.06 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.36 GHz
1.77 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
320 GB/s
TDP
185 W
180 W
Launch Price
229 $
599 $

GPU

GPUASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
Based onAMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GPU ChipPolaris 20 XTGP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3620
Shader23042560
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units144160
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5X
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.251 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps10.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s320 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 can access 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
Base Clock1.257 GHz1.607 GHz
Boost Clock1.360 GHz1.771 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.34 GHz1.73 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 clocks in the base with up to 1.257 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 is 1.607 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
TDP185 W180 W
Tjunction max90 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 has a TDP of 180 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI2x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.42x DP 1.4
DVI11
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDASUS Aura SyncASUS Aura Sync
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
Length298 mm298 mm
Height134 mm134 mm
Width53 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is 298 mm long, 134 mm high and 53 mm wide.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 is 298 mm long, 134 mm high and 40 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2017Q2/2016
Launch Price229 $599 $
Structure size14 nm16 nm
Part-noROG-STRIX-RX580-8G-GAMINGROG-STRIX-GTX1080-8G-GAMING
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 was released in Q4/2017 at a price of 229 $.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 was introduced in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 +70.1 %

  1. 1,972
  2. 3,355

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,606

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 +36.7 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 +30.5 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 77 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 +28.6 %

  1. 84 fps (avg)
  2. 108 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 +26.6 %

  1. 43,000
  2. 54,434

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 +62.2 %

  1. 40,241
  2. 65,251

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 42,492
  2. no data

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