FPSVersusGeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 580
Performance score
By our estimate, Radeon RX 580 beats GeForce GTX 970 by 8%.
The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.
Real tests
What the test measures
Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.
Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.
Overview
| GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 580 | |
|---|---|---|
| Score (0–100) | 9.75 | 10.52 |
| Ranking position | 158 | 150 |
| Price/performance (0–100) | no data | 43.9 |
| Power efficiency (0–100) | 32.23 | 27.26 |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Polaris |
| Release date | no data | 2017-04-18 |
| Launch price | no data | $229 |
Specifications
| GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 580 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shader cores | 1664 | 2304 |
| Base clock | 1050 MHz | 1257 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1178 MHz | 1340 MHz |
| FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) | 3.92 | 6.17 |
| Hardware ray tracing | no | no |
Video memory
| GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 580 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 256 GB/s |
Power and connection
| GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 580 | |
|---|---|---|
| Board power | 145 W | 185 W |
Pros and cons
GeForce GTX 970
- lower power draw: 145 W vs 185 W
Radeon RX 580
- 8% higher overall score
- more VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
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