GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Radeon Pro Duo

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon Pro Duo, 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 Radeon Pro Duo, 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 Radeon Pro Duo
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 3x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro Duo has 250% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro Duo - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Pro Duo - with GCN 3.0.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Duo - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M SLI is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Duo.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 50−55
ultra / 1080p 14−16 30−35
QHD / 1440p 10−11 27−30
4K / 2160p 6−7 14−16
low / 720p 45−50 75−80
medium / 1080p 30−35 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Radeon Pro Duo
Architecture Fermi GCN 3.0
Code name N12E-GTX2 Capsaicin
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 6 January 2011 26 April 2016
Pipelines 768 4096
Core clock speed 620 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 256.0
Floating-point performance 2x 8,192 gflops
Length 277 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 4096 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 512 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.0
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 809 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
Compute units 128
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
Enduro +
FRTC +
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