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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 580 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 942 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 2% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - $127.22 vs $129.99
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 148 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 3% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GTX 970 - 68 vs 66 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GTX 970 - $1.91 vs $1.93 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR
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Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
68
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
97%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
63%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
| $329 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon RX 580
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
42 FPS
$28.55/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 FPS
$34.34/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Ryzen 5 2400G
8 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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