AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains one direct head-to-head benchmark between the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580: the Geekbench OpenCL test. The results are decisive. The RX 7600 XT scores 92,426 points, while the GTX 580 manages only 15,283 points. This represents a delta of 504.8% in favor of the AMD card. In practical terms, the RX 7600 XT delivers more than six times the compute performance of the older NVIDIA flagship in this specific workload.

This single benchmark encapsulates the generational leap. The RX 7600 XT's score places it firmly in the modern GPU tier, while the GTX 580's result reflects its age. The GTX 580, launched in late 2010, was a top-tier part in its day, but the recorded data shows it now sits near the bottom of contemporary rankings. Its average benchmark score of 15,283 is roughly equivalent to integrated graphics solutions like the AMD Radeon 680M, which scores 15,270 and sits just 0.1% behind. Even the modern entry-level NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, at 15,199, trails the GTX 580 by only 0.6%. The RX 7600 XT, by contrast, sits at an average score of 17,083, which places it in the 60th percentile of all GPUs tracked.

Looking at the rival landscape around each card, the RX 7600 XT's nearest competitors are a mix of older high-end parts and newer mainstream offerings. It edges out the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 by 0.3% and the AMD Radeon HD 7970M by 0.4%, while trailing the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 by 0.7%. These narrow margins indicate that the RX 7600 XT occupies a competitive mid-to-high tier in the current database. The GTX 580, on the other hand, matches the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 exactly (0.0% delta), which highlights how far the baseline has shifted. A card that once dominated is now statistically indistinguishable from a modern entry-level RTX card in average score.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600 XT wins in every measurable category in the head-to-head data. Its victory in Geekbench OpenCL is comprehensive, but the broader benchmark suite for the AMD card reveals strengths across multiple workloads. The RX 7600 XT records a Passmark G3D score of 17,132, a GPU compute score of 8,987, and DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 scores of 228, 85, 167, and 65 respectively. It also posts a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,348 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 48,366. These numbers indicate a well-rounded part capable of handling modern APIs and compute tasks.

The GTX 580 has no recorded scores in any of these additional tests. Its single data point is the OpenCL result. This makes a full use-case comparison impossible beyond the one shared benchmark. However, architectural limitations suggest where the older card would struggle. The GTX 580 supports DirectX 12 (11_0), which is the feature level for DirectX 11-era hardware. It lacks Vulkan support entirely. The RX 7600 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, meaning it is built for modern rendering pipelines, ray tracing, and mesh shaders. The GTX 580 cannot run those workloads at any meaningful level, and the absence of Vulkan support cuts it off from a large portion of current PC gaming titles.

For users focused on modern gaming, the RX 7600 XT is the only viable option. For legacy DirectX 9, 10, or 11 applications, the GTX 580 might still function, but the performance gap is so large that even those older titles would run dramatically better on the AMD card. The data supports a simple conclusion: the RX 7600 XT wins on every front where measurements exist, and the GTX 580's only remaining relevance is as a historical artifact.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different design eras. The RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip, built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The GTX 580 uses the GF110 chip, based on Fermi 2.0 architecture, and is fabricated on a 40 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node difference is stark: 6 nm versus 40 nm. This translates directly into transistor density. The RX 7600 XT packs 13,300 million transistors into a die size of 204 mm², yielding a density of 65.2 million transistors per mm². The GTX 580 has 3,000 million transistors on a much larger 520 mm² die, resulting in a density of just 5.8 million transistors per mm². The RX 7600 XT fits more than four times the transistors into less than half the silicon area.

Memory technology also differs by generations. The RX 7600 XT uses 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with memory clocked at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) and a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. The GTX 580 uses 1536 MB of GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus, with memory clocked at 1002 MHz (4 Gbps effective) and a bandwidth of 192.4 GB/s. Despite the narrower bus, the newer memory standard gives the AMD card a 49.6% bandwidth advantage. The RX 7600 XT also has far more compute resources: 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units, compared to the GTX 580's 512 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The RX 7600 XT also includes 32 ray tracing cores, a feature completely absent from the Fermi architecture.

Pixel and texture rates reflect these differences. The RX 7600 XT achieves a pixel rate of 176.3 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 352.6 GTexel/s. The GTX 580 manages 24.70 GPixel/s and 49.41 GTexel/s. Floating point performance tells the same story: the RX 7600 XT delivers 22.57 TFLOPS in FP32, while the GTX 580 delivers 1.581 TFLOPS. The AMD card also supports FP16 at a 1:1 ratio, a feature the GTX 580 lacks entirely.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification field. The RX 7600 XT is a modern part with a 190 W TDP, while the GTX 580 draws 244 W. Both are dual-slot designs, but the power connectors differ: the RX 7600 XT uses a single 8-pin connector, while the GTX 580 requires one 6-pin and one 8-pin. The suggested power supply rating is 450 W for the AMD card and 550 W for the NVIDIA card. The RX 7600 XT uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, whereas the GTX 580 uses PCIe 2.0 x16. Display outputs also reflect the era: the RX 7600 XT offers one HDMI 2.1a port and three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs, while the GTX 580 has two DVI ports and one mini-HDMI 1.3a output.

Physical dimensions diverge as well. The RX 7600 XT is 204 mm (8 inches) long and 115 mm (4.5 inches) high. The GTX 580 is longer at 267 mm (10.5 inches) and slightly shorter in height at 111 mm (4.4 inches). Production status separates them completely: the RX 7600 XT is listed as Active, while the GTX 580 is End-of-life. Release dates are over 13 years apart, with the RX 7600 XT launching on 2024-01-23 and the GTX 580 on 2010-11-08. The RX 7600 XT has a launch MSRP of 329 USD; the GTX 580 had a launch MSRP of 499 USD.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has an average benchmark score of 17,083, compared to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580's 15,283. The RX 7600 XT also sits in the 60th percentile of all GPUs, while the GTX 580 sits in the 58th percentile.

Q: How much faster is the RX 7600 XT in OpenCL compute?

A: In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RX 7600 XT scores 92,426 versus the GTX 580's 15,283. This is a delta of 504.8%, meaning the AMD card is roughly six times faster in this workload.

Q: Does the GTX 580 support modern APIs like Vulkan?

A: No. The GTX 580 has no Vulkan support and only supports DirectX 12 (11_0), which is the feature level for DirectX 11-era hardware. The RX 7600 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The RX 7600 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the GTX 580 has 1536 MB (1.5 GB) of GDDR5 memory. The AMD card also has higher bandwidth at 288.0 GB/s versus 192.4 GB/s.

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The RX 7600 XT has 2,048 shading units, compared to the GTX 580's 512. The RX 7600 XT also has 128 TMUs and 64 ROPs, versus 64 TMUs and 48 ROPs on the GTX 580.

Q: Is the GTX 580 still in production?

A: No. The GTX 580 is listed as End-of-life, while the RX 7600 XT is listed as Active. The GTX 580 was released on 2010-11-08, and the RX 7600 XT was released on 2024-01-23.