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AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

Our index puts the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 roughly 23% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB. This is an estimate for ranking, not a measured benchmark, and the gap varies considerably by title and by resolution.

SpecificationAMD Radeon RX 580 8GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureGCN 4 (Polaris)Pascal
Relative performance index7086 (better)
Video memory8 GB8 GB
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory bus256-bit256-bit
Release year2017 (better)2016
Board power185 W150 W (better)
Suggested PSU500 W500 W
Hardware ray tracingNoNo
Upscaling supportFSR 3FSR 3, XeSS
DirectX1212

Green marks the stronger figure for that row only — for power draw and PSU requirement, lower is treated as better. Performance indexes are CanMyPcPlay estimates; read how they are derived.

Which should you pick?

  • Check video memory, not just speed. A faster card with less VRAM can perform worse in recent titles at high texture settings.
  • Check power and clearance. Confirm your PSU and case can take the card — the build checker does this.
  • Upscaling support differs. DLSS is NVIDIA-only; FSR and XeSS run more broadly.