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    GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs GeForce GTX 950M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 580M SLI and GeForce GTX 950M. 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 580M SLI and GeForce GTX 950M. 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.
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    GeForce GTX 580M SLI and GeForce GTX 950M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 580M SLI and GeForce GTX 950M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 SLI or GeForce GTX 950M here:

    GeForce GTX 580M SLI Laptops
    GeForce GTX 950M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M SLI GeForce GTX 950M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3 or GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 580M SLI has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 950M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950M is 294 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 950M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M SLI is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 24−27 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 14−16 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 10−11 2−3
    4K / 2160p 6−7 −
    low / 720p 45−50 27−30
    medium / 1080p 30−35 16−18
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M SLI GeForce GTX 950M
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name N12E-GTX2 N16P-GT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 6 January 2011 12 March 2015
    Pipelines 768 640
    Core clock speed 620 MHz 914 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 44.96
    Floating-point performance 1,439 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1000 or 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 or 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.5 Mh/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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