Comparison of GTX 780 TI vs RX 580 8GB with FX 8350 4.5GHz CPU

Today we are comparing the GTX 780 TI to the RX 580 at 8GB, paired with an overclocked FX 8350 processor at 4.5GHz. Let’s try to find out if it makes sense to upgrade from a GTX 780TI video card or a card with similar performance to an RX 580 at 8GB? Moreover, with the advent of the new RDNA and RDNA2 architectures, prices for the RX 580 have dropped. And the overclocked FX 8350, the RX 580 will complement well, check out the benchmarks of the FX 8350 + RX 580 8GB.

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Initially, the GTX 780 TI came with a problem, there was a graphics card blade that we repaired at home. How to do this, see and read the link.

Tested games

We will compare RX 580 with GTX 780 TI in 7 popular and modern games from different developers with different optimizations:

1. Battlefield V (2018) by DICE
2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) from CD Project RED
3. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) от Nixxes Software и Crystal Dynamics
4. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018) by Ubisoft Quebec
5. Hitman 2 (2018) от IO Interactive
6. Metro Exodus (2019) by 4A Games
7. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) от Respawn Entertainment

Graphics settings are maximum. FULL HD resolution, 1920 × 1080.

Test bench configuration

• CPU: AMD FX 8350 4.5GHz (overclock).
• Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P Rev. 02.
• Video card: Gigabyte GTX 780 TI 3GB Windforce.
• Video card 2: Sapphire RX 580 8GB Nitro+.
• RAM: HyperX Fury 2x8Gb Dual 2133MHz (overclock).
• SSD: Toshiba 256GB 2.5″ SATAIII MLC (Windows 10).
• HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM / 64MB Cache. For games.
• Power Supply: Chifftronic Power Play GPU-750FC 750W.
• Video driver: Nvidia 445.87 (14.4.2020) и Adrenaline 2020.
• Gameplay recording: NVIDIA ShadowPlay и AMD Relive.

So let’s get down to testing …

Video version of comparison of RX 580 with GTX 780TI

Battlefield V (2018)

GTX 780 TI:

RX 580 8GB:

In Battlefield V, the focus is on video cards. The RX 580 is ahead of the GTX 780 TI by 23.81% in average FPS and 8.82% in minimum FPS.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)

GTX 780 TI:

RX 580 8GB:

In The Witcher 3, the RX580 is 8GB ahead of the GTX 780TI by 21% in average FPS and 25.64% in minimum FPS. The difference is significant.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

GTX 780 TI:

RX 580 8GB:

In Shadow of The Tomb Raider, the difference between the video cards is 21.31% in minimum FPS and 26.03% in average FPS in favor of the RX 580 at 8GB.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018)

GTX 780 TI:

RX 580 8GB:

In Assasin’s Creed Odyssey, the RX 580 managed to outperform the GTX 780TI significantly only in minimum FPS by 28.57%, and on average by only 5.41%. Nvidia cards always show more interesting results in this game, which is known to be well optimized for them.

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Hitman 2 (2018)

GTX 780 TI:

RX 580 8GB:

In Hitman 2, the gap is negligible. The GTX 780TI is only 3.28% behind the RX580 in minimum FPS and 3.70% in average FPS.

Metro Exodus 2 (2018)

GTX 780 TI:

RX 580 8GB:

In Metro Exodus, the RX 580 outperforms the GTX 780 TI by 20.83% in 1% Low and 16.13% in average FPS.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)

GTX 780 TI:

RX 580 8GB:

In Jedi: Fallen Order, the GTX 780TI outperformed the RX 580 by 13.33% in average FPS. The minimum FPS is identical. This game is also well optimized for Nvidia cards.

conclusions

Tests show that the RX 580 is 8GB ahead of the GTX 780 Ti by around 20%, depending on the game. Its big plus is 8GB of video memory, but the card also has a good Polaris 20 chip. According to the test results, we can say with confidence that if you have a GTX 780TI and can get an RX 580 at 8GB in good condition, it will be worth it. …

We also have many other interesting tests with the RX 580 card: