GeForce GTX 580M vs Radeon HD 6950M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 6950M, 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 Radeon HD 6950M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 6950M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 6950M 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 or Radeon HD 6950M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 580M
Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 580M has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 6950M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M is 40 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 6950M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−12
8−9
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
20−22
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
30−35
medium / 1080p
20−22
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Battlefield 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 6950M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
150−160
medium / 768p
150−160
120−130
ultra / 1080p
75−80
65−70
QHD / 1440p
45−50
35−40
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
110−120
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
medium / 768p
80−85
65−70
ultra / 1080p
50−55
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Dota 2 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−11
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
30−33
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
20−22
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
80−85
70−75
medium / 1080p
40−45
30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Fortnite is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
20−22
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
QHD / 1440p
5−6
3−4
low / 720p
40−45
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Forza Horizon 4 is 31% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
7−8
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
−
95−100
ultra / 1080p
95−100
85−90
medium / 1080p
100−110
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
16−18
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
40−45
30−35
medium / 768p
24−27
21−24
high / 1080p
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
50−55
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
high / 768p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in World of Tanks is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 580M
Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 2
Code name
N12E-GTX2
Blackcomb Pro
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
28 June 2011
6 January 2011
Pipelines
384
960
Core clock speed
620 MHz
580 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
39.7 billion/sec
27.84
Floating-point performance
952.3 gflops
1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96.0 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 API
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
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
large
Optimus
+
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