GeForce GTX 580M vs Quadro K4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and Quadro K4000, 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 stacks up against Quadro K4000, 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

  GeForce GTX 580M Quadro K4000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 MB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 580M has 25% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K4000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K4000 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K4000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K4000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 190 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K4000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 4116 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 14−16
ultra / 1080p 6−7 8−9
QHD / 1440p 1−2 3−4
low / 720p 24−27 27−30
medium / 1080p 14−16 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M Quadro K4000
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name N12E-GTX2 GK106
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 28 June 2011 1 March 2013
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 620 MHz 810 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec 51.84
Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops 1,244 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 5616 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 134.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.21 kh/s
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s 61 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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