GeForce GTX 580M vs Quadro P400

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and Quadro P400, 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 P400, 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 P400
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 30 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 580M has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro P400.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro P400 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 580M and Quadro P400 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is used in Laptops, and Quadro P400 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro P400 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P400 is 608 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro P400 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P400 is 2508 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 7−8
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 14−16 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Quadro P400.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M Quadro P400
Architecture Fermi Pascal
Code name N12E-GTX2 GP107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 28 June 2011 7 February 2017
Pipelines 384 256
Core clock speed 620 MHz 1228 MHz
Boost Clock 1252 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec 20.03
Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 4008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 32.06 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
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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