GTX 980 vs RX 580 4GB

Valent117 · Oct 2, 2018

i can have any of those cards for 150$, i currently have GTX 960 4GB

GTX 980 Strix OC vs RX 580 Nitro+ 4GB (with 2000MHz gddr5)

no sli/crossfire planned

also i have a 144hz freesync 1080p monitor

i am looking for a card wich output the less heat possible, less noise. and the max performances ofc

i don't feel the need for freesync yet, fastsync is enough for me

which one should i pick?

thanks for the help, don't hesitate to ask questions

Space Lynx · Oct 2, 2018

Valent117 said:
i can have any of those cards for 150$, i currently have GTX 960 4GB

GTX 980 Strix OC vs RX 580 Nitro+ 4GB (with 2000MHz gddr5)

no sli/crossfire planned

also i have a 144hz freesync monitor

i am looking for a card wich output the less heat possible, less noise. and the max performances ofc

i don't feel the need for freesync yet, fastsync is enough for me

which one should i pick?

thanks for the help, don't hesitate to ask questions

I would go for the rx 580 in all honesty. free sync will improve your gaming experience whether you believe it will or not, it really does make everything feel smoother. and also a 580 for $150? thats a very good deal. i'd buy one for that price.

Supercrit · Oct 2, 2018

Why is there even a hesitation? Almost same performance and you have Freesync compatible with 580 which is newer and has lower heat output/power consumption.

AlienIsGOD · Oct 2, 2018

Like others have said, rx 580, even more so with a freesync monitor

John Naylor · Oct 3, 2018

Resolution would have been a nice number to add... but its 1080p so ... the image below puts it smack in the middle of the 970 and the 980 Ti, but unfortunately, the 980 isn't listed.

https://tpucdn.com/reviews/Sapphire/RX_580_Nitro_Plus/images/perfrel_1920_1080.png

https://tpucdn.com/reviews/Sapphire/RX_580_Nitro_Plus/images/perfrel_1920_1080.png
Using the 970s number from the 1st link(85%) let's take the reference 970 (74) and 980 (82) from the one above.
Using the 980 Tis number from the 1st link (118%) let's take the reference 980 Ti (100) and 980 (82) from the one above.

And do some math...

85% (970) x 82/74 ~ 94% for the 980
118% (980 Ti) x 82/100 ~ 97% for the 980

It's therefore reasonable to assume that the reference 980 is between 94 and 97% of the Nitro...let's call it 95.5.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/RX_580_Nitro_Plus/33.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_980_STRIX_OC/28.html

Adding in overclocking ... 4.4% for the Nitro and 18.6% (155.1 / 1308) and doing the math ...

100.0 x 1.044 = 104.4 for the Nitro
95.5 x 1.186 = 113.3 for the Strix ... so the Strix is about 8.5% faster in TPU gaming test suite.

So now it comes down to what monitor you have.... and what games you play. If the games you play are going to see:

< 60 fps @ 1080p and with your current monitor, Id give up the Strix's speed advantage and use Freesync.

< 60 fps @ 1080p and with G-Sync monitor, the Strix's speed advantage is obvious.

If a fair number of your games break 60 fps @ 1080p and you had one of these (Acer GN246HL, Acer GN276HL, ASUS VG248QE, ASUS VG278HV, BenQ XL2411T, BenQ XL2420T, BenQ XL2420TE or BenQ XL2720T) I'd take the Strix and use MBR via toasty strobelight utility.

GamerGuy · Oct 3, 2018

RX 580 4GB regardless of whether you think you don't need Freesync if you're playing games at 1080P, performance-wise, the GTX980 is faster.....but really depends on the games and res you play at.

eidairaman1 · Oct 3, 2018

Nitro+ cards are higher grade than strix.

DX12 games perform better on the radeon

king of swag187 · Oct 3, 2018

RX580 over GTX 980, freesync+ DX12. If you just have $150, I recommend picking up a Fury off ebay, better than both and might be unlockable+ all the advantages of the 580

newtekie1 · Oct 3, 2018

Supercrit said:
and has lower heat output/power consumption

Actually, heat output/power consumption is about the only thing the GTX980 does still beat the RX 580 at. The RX 580's power consumption and heat output is closer to the levels of the 980Ti.

That said, I'd still go with the RX 580, though it would be nice if it was the 8GB model instead of the 4GB.

Supercrit · Oct 3, 2018

newtekie1 said:
Actually, heat output/power consumption is about the only thing the GTX980 does still beat the RX 580 at. The RX 580's power consumption and heat output is closer to the levels of the 980Ti.

That said, I'd still go with the RX 580, though it would be nice if it was the 8GB model instead of the 4GB.

I kept thinking RX 580 is on the same level as RX 480 of power consumption, until I saw them use same amount of power as 1080ti.

Valent117 · Oct 23, 2018

ok it's in
had to install beta drivers for latest windows 10 support
any advices? about anything?

Tallencor · Oct 23, 2018

Supercrit said:
I kept thinking RX 580 is on the same level as RX 480 of power consumption, until I saw them use same amount of power as 1080ti.

Playing in Wattman or Afterburner with lower voltage and a custom fan profile will fix this. Old reviews show the Polaris line suffers from mem bandwidth but excels with undervolting.

IceShroom · Oct 23, 2018

Supercrit said:
I kept thinking RX 580 is on the same level as RX 480 of power consumption, until I saw them use same amount of power as 1080ti.

It depends on card. Top card like Nitro+ or Devil will consume more power than a Pulse card.

Fluffmeister · Oct 23, 2018

Maxwell is still more efficient than Polaris despite being on 28nm.

But anyway, you've gone for the 580 already, enjoy the card!

GamerGuy · Oct 23, 2018

Valent117 said:
ok it's in
had to install beta drivers for latest windows 10 support
any advices? about anything?

Which Windows 10 are you on? 1803 or 1809? I'm on Adrenalin 18.10.1 on Windows 10 Pro 1809 and I've yet to encounter any issue with my Vega 64.

Deleted member 67555 · Oct 23, 2018

I would have gone with a 580 as well.
Simply because the 580 is a current model and it's basically as good.

Valent117 · Oct 23, 2018

GamerGuy said:
Which Windows 10 are you on? 1803 or 1809?

w10 pro 1809 and adrenaline 18.10.1

Ruru · Oct 26, 2018

As a 980 owner I'd go with this. With 1500MHz core clock, this is still a beast.

User ! · Oct 26, 2018

980 is better than 580. I've got 7700+ fse graphics score at 1.56g 8200mhz by 980 g1.
rx 580 seems very hard to reach 7200+ fse.

SoNic67 · Oct 27, 2018

I can't test the FS because I have only the demo version of 3DMark. But for what's worth, this is my Time Spy result.

bestonecnc · Oct 29, 2018

all way winner GTX 980... its tru Do not worry, use GTX 980 i have GTX 1070 haha

VincentVanBork · Oct 29, 2018

If you want to use freesync that badly and have a monitor that supports it, go for radeon. That's probably the only good thing about this card. I wouldn't invest into radeon gpu's personally because most of the time they are a huge letdown. I'd go for gtx 980.

Vayra86 · Oct 29, 2018

User ! said:
980 is better than 580. I've got 7700+ fse graphics score at 1.56g 8200mhz by 980 g1.
rx 580 seems very hard to reach 7200+ fse.

Not sure about you but I don't spend my time running benches all day.

Far Cry 5 begs to differ (DX11), for one...

@OP great choice IMO. The only games where a GTX 980 would pull ahead in a meaningful way is those with heavy tesselation, Maxwell has a stronger tess engine than Polaris.

So you have better perf (at higher power draw, that is) across the board, equal at worst, and if you want a var.refresh monitor there's no Gsync tax involved. Winner.

Aaron_Henderson · Oct 29, 2018

Not sure if you have the new card yet or not, but really try to get the 8GB version...many games I play need settings lowered so I'm not maxing out the 4GB VRAM...and nearly any new game at the very least require setting medium / low textures to not hit that limit. I wish I had bought an 8GB 290X vs the 4GB I ended up with.

User ! · Oct 30, 2018

Vayra86 said:
Not sure about you but I don't spend my time running benches all day.

Far Cry 5 begs to differ (DX11), for one...

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@OP great choice IMO. The only games where a GTX 980 would pull ahead in a meaningful way is those with heavy tesselation, Maxwell has a stronger tess engine than Polaris.

So you have better perf (at higher power draw, that is) across the board, equal at worst, and if you want a var.refresh monitor there's no Gsync tax involved. Winner.

What you post shows R9 NANO is even slower than RX 580,which is unusual.According to TPU's test,980 is faster than RX480 , slightly shower than RX 580.But 980 can hit 1520+ in common,if an oced 980 compare to oced 580 ,you will find 980 is still strong.
By the way,G-sync moniter isnt important to NVIDIA's user.What you need is just setting lower quality and keep 60 fps+

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