GPU Showdown

Radeon RX 580XvsGeForce RTX 5080

The GeForce RTX 5080 is a top-tier modern graphics card for gamers and creators who need high frame rates at 4K, while the Radeon RX 580X is an older, budget-friendly card still running on a previous generation.

AMD Radeon RX 580X
8 GB · 185W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16 GB · 360W
AMD

Radeon RX 580X

GCN 4.0 · TSMC 14 nm · 2018

18score
3.7/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
8 GB
TDP
185W
CUDA Cores
2,304
Boost Clock
1340 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 5080

Blackwell 2.0 · TSMC 5 nm · 2025

86score
3.8/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
360W
Shaders
10,752
Boost Clock
2617 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

RX 580X
18
RTX 5080Winner
86
RTX 5080 leads by 377.8% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#3RTX 409092
#4RTX 508086
#5RTX 408083
#112RX 530018
#113RX 580X18
#114GTX 1050 Ti15
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsRX 580XRTX 5080
General
Process Node14 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR7
Memory Bus256-bit256-bit
Bandwidth256 GB/s960 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores2,30410,752
TMUs144336
ROPs32112
Boost Clock1340 MHz2617 MHz
FP326.175 TF56.28 TF
Power
TDP185360
Power Connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 5080 is the clear winner overall, offering vastly superior performance for modern gaming and creative work.

Best value

For budget buyers, the Radeon RX 580X is the smarter pick due to its much lower cost and adequate performance for older titles.

When the other wins

The Radeon RX 580X is the right choice if you're building a very low-budget PC for basic tasks and esports games.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the RX 580X better than the RTX 5080?

Overall the RTX 5080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (86 vs 18 out of 100), so it leads the RX 580X in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 5080 than the RX 580X?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 5080 is roughly 378% faster than the RX 580X overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the RX 580X or the RTX 5080?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 5080. If the RX 580X is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.