GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Quadro FX 4800

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Quadro FX 4800, 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 Quadro FX 4800, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 580M SLI 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 SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Quadro FX 4800
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro FX 4800 has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 4800 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro FX 4800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M SLI is 18 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 4800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 4800 is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 2−3
ultra / 1080p 14−16 0−1
QHD / 1440p 10−11 0−1
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 45−50 12−14
medium / 1080p 30−35 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than Quadro FX 4800.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Quadro FX 4800
Architecture Fermi Tesla 2.0
Code name N12E-GTX2 GT200B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 6 January 2011 11 November 2008
Pipelines 768 192
Core clock speed 620 MHz 602 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 38.53
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 1.3
Laptop size large
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