GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs Radeon RX 580

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon RX 580, which has GPU core speed of 1257 MHz, and 8192 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 2000 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 2304 SPUs, 144 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		175 Watts
Radeon RX 580		185 Watts
	Difference: 10 Watts (6%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce RTX 2060 Super should theoretically be much superior to the Radeon RX 580 in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		458752 MB/sec
Radeon RX 580		262144 MB/sec
	Difference: 196608 (75%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super will be a bit (approximately 10%) better at AF than the Radeon RX 580. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		199920 Mtexels/sec
Radeon RX 580		181008 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 18912 (10%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 2060 Super is superior to the Radeon RX 580, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		94080 Mpixels/sec
Radeon RX 580		40224 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 53856 (134%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.