AMD Radeon RX 580 vs ASUS GeForce GT 1030. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 580 and ASUS GeForce GT 1030, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  GCN 4 -
• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 580 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
• Compute Units
  36 -
• Execution Units
  36 3
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 20 XT GP108-300-A1
• Manufacturer Board Type
  Component -
• Manufacturer Family
  Radeon 600|500|400 -
• Manufacturer Series
  Radeon RX 500 Series -
• Render Output Units
  32 16
• Shader
  2304 384
• Texture Units
  144 24

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  256 GB/s 48 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 64 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  8 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  8 GB 2 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 1502 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1257 MHz 1228 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1340 MHz 1506 MHz + 3%
• Game Clock
  - 1468 MHz
• Overclocking
  - Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• System Power Supply
  500 W (PSU recommendation) -
• TDP
  185 W 30 W
• Typical Board Power
  185 W -
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 580 and ASUS GeForce GT 1030.

• Cooler-Type
  - Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  - Axial
• Fan 1
  - 1 x 40 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort capabilities
  1.4 HDR -
• HDMI capabilities
  4K60 Support -
• Max. Displays
  4 2
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x4
• DisplayPort Ports
  - 1 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  - -
• Power Connectors
  - -
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12 12_1
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No No
• LED
  - No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• 4K H264 Decode
  Yes -
• 4K H264 Encode
  Yes -
• AV1
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• H265/HEVC Decode
  Yes -
• H265/HEVC Encode
  Yes -
• VP8
  Decode No
• VP9
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  - 69 mm
• Length
  - 169 mm
• Slot Size
  - 1 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - 21 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS GeForce GT 1030 and AMD Radeon RX 580.

• Manufacturer
  AMD -
• Process Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  2017-04-18 Q2/2017
• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  - GT1030-2G-BRK