GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On performance, the Radeon RX 580 and GeForce GTX 980 Ti are effectively a dead heat — under a few percent apart. 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 980 Ti: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti
The Radeon RX 580 and GeForce GTX 980 Ti post nearly the same score in our performance index, so neither holds a meaningful raw-speed advantage. Both are best suited to entry-level 1080p gaming.
Price & Value
Right now the Radeon RX 580 starts at $137 GBP against $700 GBP for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 580 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 411%. The Radeon RX 580 is trading below its $229 GBP MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
The Radeon RX 580 draws just 185W versus 250W for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 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 8GB against 6GB, the Radeon RX 580 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the GeForce GTX 980 Ti's 6GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Radeon RX 580 is roughly 2 years newer than the GeForce GTX 980 Ti (GCN 4.0 (Polaris) vs Maxwell), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the Radeon RX 580 brings AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value, while the GeForce GTX 980 Ti offers NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: Radeon RX 580 or GeForce GTX 980 Ti?
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 980 Ti if you find it at a steep discount.