FirePro S9000 vs GeForce GTX 580M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 580M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 580M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 580M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 580M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 580M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 GeForce GTX 580M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 MB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9000 has 250% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • FirePro S9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 580M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S9000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • FirePro S9000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 580M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 580M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 280 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • FirePro S9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 580M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 GeForce GTX 580M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti N12E-GTX2
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 August 2012 28 June 2011
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz 620 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 39.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 952.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 96.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s 40 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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