GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. 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 GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. 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.

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin and One 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 580 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580 is 864 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580 is 1104 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 21−24
ultra / 1080p 14−16 12−14
QHD / 1440p 8−9 7−8
4K / 2160p 6−7 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 40−45
medium / 1080p 27−30 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF110 Blackcomb XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 9 November 2010 6 January 2011
Pipelines 512 1920
Core clock speed 1544 MHz 680 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 49.4 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,581.1 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz (4008 data rate) 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.2
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 142 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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