FirePro W4100 vs GeForce GTX 580M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4100 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 W4100 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 W4100 GeForce GTX 580M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 MB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 580M has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 580M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W4100 and GeForce GTX 580M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 580M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 580M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 10 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 580M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 10−12
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 16−18 24−27
medium / 1080p 8−9 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 GeForce GTX 580M
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Cape Verde N12E-GTX2
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 28 June 2011
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 630 MHz 620 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 39.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 952.3 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 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) 79 Mh/s 40 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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