GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon R6 Carrizo, 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 R6 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 Radeon R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 12-35 Watt
Memory type GDDR5
  Check Price Check Price
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI has 733% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 0−1
ultra / 1080p 14−16 0−1
QHD / 1440p 10−11 0−1
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 45−50 10−12
medium / 1080p 30−35 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 566% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name N12E-GTX2 Carrizo
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 6 January 2011 4 June 2015
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 620 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz
Shared memory - +
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Laptop size large medium sized
  Check Price Check Price