FirePro V5900 vs GeForce GTX 580M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTX 580M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V5900 stacks up against GeForce GTX 580M, check out specs charts below.

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 V5900 GeForce GTX 580M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 580M has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 580M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTX 580M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 580M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 580M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M is 20 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTX 580M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 10−12
ultra / 1080p 2−3 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 14−16 24−27
medium / 1080p 7−8 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GTX 580M
Architecture TeraScale 3 Fermi
Code name Cayman N12E-GTX2
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 28 June 2011
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 600 MHz 620 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 39.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 952.3 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 96.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 API
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 40 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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