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    GeForce GTX 580M vs Radeon HD 8970M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 8970M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 8970M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M here:

    GeForce GTX 580M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon HD 8970M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 580M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 230 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 24−27 35−40
    medium / 1080p 14−16 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N12E-GTX2 Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 28 June 2011 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 620 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 384
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0
    SLI options +
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
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