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    GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs GeForce GTX 970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M SLI and GeForce GTX 970M, 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 GeForce GTX 580M SLI stacks up against GeForce GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 580M SLI and GeForce GTX 970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 580M SLI and GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M here:

    GeForce GTX 580M SLI Laptops
    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M SLI GeForce GTX 970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 304 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 1000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 24−27 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 10−11 16−18
    4K / 2160p 6−7 10−11
    low / 720p 45−50 60−65
    medium / 1080p 30−35 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M SLI GeForce GTX 970M
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name N12E-GTX2 GM204
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 6 January 2011 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 768 1280
    Core clock speed 620 MHz 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 83.04
    Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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