GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
The GeForce RTX 2060 is dramatically faster than the Radeon RX 580, leading by roughly 117% in our performance index. The Radeon RX 580, however, delivers more performance per dollar — $157 GBP cheaper.
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GeForce RTX 2060 vs Radeon RX 580: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 2060 vs Radeon RX 580
The GeForce RTX 2060 is dramatically faster, around 117% ahead of the Radeon RX 580. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the Radeon RX 580 starts at $127 GBP against $284 GBP for the GeForce RTX 2060. Despite being slower, the Radeon RX 580 offers the better performance-per-dollar, so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Radeon RX 580 is trading below its $229 GBP MSRP — a genuine deal. The GeForce RTX 2060 is trading below its $349 GBP MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
The GeForce RTX 2060 draws just 160W versus 185W for the Radeon RX 580, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern Turing architecture on a TSMC 12nm 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 RTX 2060's 6GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The GeForce RTX 2060 is roughly 2 years newer than the Radeon RX 580 (Turing vs GCN 4.0 (Polaris)), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 2060 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 RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 580?
Choose the GeForce RTX 2060 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Radeon RX 580 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.