AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 580 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  GCN 4 Ada Lovelace
• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 580 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• Compute Units
  36 -
• Execution Units
  36 -
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 20 XT AD107
• Manufacturer Board Type
  Component -
• Manufacturer Family
  Radeon 600|500|400 -
• Manufacturer Series
  Radeon RX 500 Series -
• Render Output Units
  32 32
• Shader
  2304 3072
• Texture Units
  144 96
• CUDA Cores
  - 3072
• RT Cores
  - 24
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  - 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 272 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 128 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  8 Gbps 17 Gbps
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  - 2125 MHz

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

• Base Clock
  1257 MHz 1830 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1340 MHz 2460 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  - Yes

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

• System Power Supply
  500 W (PSU recommendation) 550 W (System power requirement)
• TDP
  185 W 115 W
• Typical Board Power
  185 W -
• Maximum GPU Temperature
  - 90 °C
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 90 °C
• TDP (up)
  - -
• Total Graphics Power
  - 115 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 580 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

• Cooler-Type
  - Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  - -
• Fan 1
  - -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort capabilities
  1.4 HDR -
• HDMI capabilities
  4K60 Support -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
• DisplayPort Ports
  - 3 × DisplayPort
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  - 1 × HDMI 2.1a
• Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
  - HDMI
• Power Connectors
  - 1x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable. Certain manufacturer models may use 1x PCIe 6-pin cable or 1x PCIe 8-pin cable
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• LED
  - No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  - -
• Length
  - -
• Slot Size
  - -
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and AMD Radeon RX 580.

• Manufacturer
  AMD -
• Process Technology
  14 nm 4 nm
• Release date
  2017-04-18 Q3/2023
• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 299 $
• Manufacturer specification scope
  - NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ.
• Part Number
  - -