AMD Radeon Pro 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Comparison

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and AMD Radeon Pro 580 occupy vastly different tiers of the hardware spectrum, yet both hold the 85th percentile among all GPUs. The RTX 4070 Ti, an end-of-life Ada Lovelace part from 2023, delivers an average benchmark score of 44,900, while the Radeon Pro 580, a 2017 GCN 4.0 mobile-class chip, averages 44,195. That 1.6% delta in favor of the NVIDIA card is the entire story of their rivalry: the RTX 4070 Ti is the definitive performance winner, but the Radeon Pro 580’s score is remarkably close given its age and architecture. The data suggests the Radeon Pro 580 was a specialized part whose benchmark profile benefits from a narrow set of optimized tests, whereas the RTX 4070 Ti is a broad-spectrum performer.

The Verdict

From the data, the choice is unambiguous for raw compute: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins both head-to-head benchmarks with overwhelming margins. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 Ti scores 205,028 against the Radeon Pro 580’s 38,457, a 433.1% advantage. In Geekbench Vulkan, the NVIDIA part scores 186,784 versus 43,879, a 325.7% lead. No benchmark in the FACT PACK shows the AMD card winning any test. The verdict for any user prioritizing compute performance is the RTX 4070 Ti, period.

However, the Radeon Pro 580’s average score of 44,195, which places it within 1.6% of the RTX 4070 Ti, indicates that its benchmark suite (Geekbench Metal, OpenCL, Vulkan) is not representative of general 3D rendering workloads. The RTX 4070 Ti’s 85th percentile ranking is supported by a diverse set of tests including 3DMark Steel Nomad, PassMark G3D, and multiple DirectX versions. The Radeon Pro 580’s 85th percentile is driven by its Metal score of 50,250, which the NVIDIA card cannot produce (no Metal test exists for it). Thus, the Radeon Pro 580 is only viable for macOS-specific workflows where Metal is the primary API; for all other data points, the RTX 4070 Ti is the logical pick.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap is enormous. The RTX 4070 Ti uses the AD104 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process, packing 35,800 million transistors into a 294 mm² die, yielding a density of 121.8 million transistors per mm². The Radeon Pro 580 uses the Ellesmere chip on a 14 nm GlobalFoundries process, with 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, at 24.6M / mm² density. That’s a 6.3x difference in transistor count and a 5x difference in density, explaining the massive compute disparity.

The RTX 4070 Ti features 7,680 shading units, 240 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 60 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores. The Radeon Pro 580 has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no RT or tensor cores at all. The NVIDIA card’s FP32 throughput is 40.09 TFLOPS versus 5.530 TFLOPS for AMD, a 7.25x gap. Pixel rate is 208.8 GPixel/s versus 38.40 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 626.4 GTexel/s versus 172.8 GTexel/s. Memory also differs fundamentally: the RTX 4070 Ti uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, while the Radeon Pro 580 has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus at 217.0 GB/s. The AMD card’s wider bus is irrelevant against the NVIDIA card’s 2.3x bandwidth advantage.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4070 Ti wins every single benchmark where both are tested. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 205,028 versus 38,457. In Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 186,784 versus 43,879. The NVIDIA card also has a full suite of PassMark tests (G2D 1,200, G3D 31,624, GPU Compute 18,396, DirectX 9/10/11/12 scores of 352, 187, 288, and 116 respectively) and a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 5,024. The Radeon Pro 580 has no corresponding scores in those tests, so its wins are limited to the Geekbench Metal test, where it scores 50,250 — a test the RTX 4070 Ti does not participate in.

The Radeon Pro 580’s only practical advantage is its IGP form factor, meaning it draws 185 W and requires no power connectors, whereas the RTX 4070 Ti is a dual-slot card with a 285 W TDP and a 16-pin connector. For portable or integrated systems, the Radeon Pro 580’s physical design is unmatched. But for any computation involving OpenCL or Vulkan, the RTX 4070 Ti is the sole winner. The data implies that the Radeon Pro 580 was designed for a niche macOS ecosystem, while the RTX 4070 Ti is a general-purpose enthusiast GPU.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti averages 44,900, while the AMD Radeon Pro 580 averages 44,195. The delta is 1.6% in favor of NVIDIA.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4070 Ti in OpenCL?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti scores 205,028 in Geekbench OpenCL, compared to 38,457 for the Radeon Pro 580, a 433.1% difference.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro 580 win any benchmark against the RTX 4070 Ti?

A: No. The head-to-head data shows 2 wins for NVIDIA (OpenCL and Vulkan) and 0 wins for AMD.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti has 504.2 GB/s bandwidth with 12 GB GDDR6X, while the Radeon Pro 580 has 217.0 GB/s with 8 GB GDDR5.

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti has 7,680 shading units, versus 2,304 for the Radeon Pro 580.

Q: Are both cards end-of-life?

A: Yes, both are listed as end-of-life. The RTX 4070 Ti was released on January 2, 2023, and the Radeon Pro 580 on June 4, 2017.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL test is the most lopsided result. The RTX 4070 Ti scores 205,028, which is 433.1% higher than the Radeon Pro 580’s 38,457. To put that in perspective, the RTX 4070 Ti’s score is over five times the AMD card’s. This magnitude of difference is consistent with the raw compute specs: 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 versus 5.530 TFLOPS, and 7,680 shading units versus 2,304. The OpenCL workload appears to scale almost linearly with shading unit count and clock speed, and the NVIDIA card’s 2,610 MHz boost clock versus 1,200 MHz for AMD compounds the advantage.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap narrows slightly but remains massive. The RTX 4070 Ti scores 186,784, a 325.7% lead over the Radeon Pro 580’s 43,879. The lower deltaPct compared to OpenCL suggests that the Vulkan driver overhead or memory subsystem differences (504.2 GB/s versus 217.0 GB/s) mitigate some of the raw compute advantage, but not nearly enough to make the AMD card competitive. The RTX 4070 Ti’s 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores likely contribute to Vulkan’s compute-heavy workloads, while the Radeon Pro 580 has neither.

The RTX 4070 Ti’s other benchmarks, while not head-to-head, provide context. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 5,024 and PassMark G3D score of 31,624 indicate strong DirectX and rasterization performance, which the Radeon Pro 580 cannot match given its lack of corresponding test results. The Radeon Pro 580’s only bright spot is its Geekbench Metal score of 50,250, but since the RTX 4070 Ti is not tested in Metal, this cannot be compared directly. The data suggests that any user running Metal-based applications on a Mac would see the Radeon Pro 580 perform adequately, but the RTX 4070 Ti is superior in every measurable cross-platform API.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every specification. The RTX 4070 Ti uses a 5 nm process and 35,800 million transistors, while the Radeon Pro 580 uses 14 nm and 5,700 million. Die size is 294 mm² versus 232 mm². Clock speeds: the NVIDIA card boosts to 2,610 MHz, the AMD card to 1,200 MHz. Memory: 12 GB GDDR6X at 504.2 GB/s versus 8 GB GDDR5 at 217.0 GB/s, with bus widths of 192-bit versus 256-bit. The RTX 4070 Ti has 7,680 shading units, 240 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 60 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores; the Radeon Pro 580 has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no RT or tensor cores. FP32 performance is 40.09 TFLOPS versus 5.530 TFLOPS. Power: 285 W with a 16-pin connector versus 185 W with no connectors. The RTX 4070 Ti is dual-slot with dimensions of 285 mm length, 112 mm height, and 42 mm width; the Radeon Pro 580 is an IGP with no dimensions listed. The NVIDIA card supports PCIe 4.0 x16 and outputs 1x HDMI 2.1 plus 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the AMD card uses PCIe 3.0 x16 and has portable-device-dependent outputs. The RTX 4070 Ti has a launch MSRP of 799 USD; the Radeon Pro 580 has no launch MSRP listed.