GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
The Radeon RX 580 is significantly faster than the GeForce GTX TITAN Z, leading by roughly 20% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.
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Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GTX TITAN Z: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GTX TITAN Z
The Radeon RX 580 is significantly faster, around 20% ahead of the GeForce GTX TITAN Z. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the Radeon RX 580 starts at $180 CAD against $1,098 CAD for the GeForce GTX TITAN Z. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 580 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 632%. The Radeon RX 580 is trading below its $229 CAD MSRP — a genuine deal. The GeForce GTX TITAN Z is trading below its $2,999 CAD MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
The Radeon RX 580 draws just 185W versus 375W for the GeForce GTX TITAN Z, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern GCN 4.0 (Polaris) architecture on a GloFo 14nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 12GB against 8GB, the GeForce GTX TITAN Z has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Radeon RX 580's 8GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Radeon RX 580 is roughly 3 years newer than the GeForce GTX TITAN Z (GCN 4.0 (Polaris) vs Kepler), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce GTX TITAN Z brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 580 offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce GTX TITAN Z or Radeon RX 580?
The Radeon RX 580 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the GeForce GTX TITAN Z if you find it at a steep discount.