GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Radeon HD 6990

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon HD 6990 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 580M SLI will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6990 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6990 has 275% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6990 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 210 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon HD 6990 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 3500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 14−16
ultra / 1080p 14−16 9−10
QHD / 1440p 10−11 3−4
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 45−50 30−35
medium / 1080p 30−35 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 73% more, than Radeon HD 6990.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Radeon HD 6990
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 3
Code name N12E-GTX2 Antilles
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2011 8 March 2011
Pipelines 768 1536
Core clock speed 620 MHz 830 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 79.68
Floating-point performance 2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length 295 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 265 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 24 Mh/s
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