FirePro V5800 vs GeForce GTX 580M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5800 and GeForce GTX 580M, 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 FirePro V5800 stacks up against GeForce GTX 580M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 580M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 580M 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 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 GeForce GTX 580M
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 580M has 35% more power consumption, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 580M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 580M has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 580M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 580M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 70 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • FirePro V5800 and GeForce GTX 580M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 10−12
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 16−18 24−27
medium / 1080p 7−8 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 GeForce GTX 580M
Architecture TeraScale 2 Fermi
Code name Juniper N12E-GTX2
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 26 April 2010 28 June 2011
Pipelines 800 384
Core clock speed 690 MHz 620 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 39.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 952.3 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 96.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 API
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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