GeForce GTX 580M vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R6 Carrizo you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 580M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R6 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 MB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 580M has 733% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 10−12
medium / 1080p 14−16 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name N12E-GTX2 Carrizo
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 28 June 2011 4 June 2015
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 620 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 API DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan 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 medium sized
Optimus +
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