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    GeForce GTX 580M vs Radeon R7 M380

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R7 M380 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 R7 M380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R7 M380 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R7 M380 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 R7 M380 here:

    GeForce GTX 580M Laptops
    Radeon R7 M380 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M Radeon R7 M380
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R7 M380 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 R7 M380 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M380 is 295 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M380 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 6−7
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 16−18
    medium / 1080p 14−16 8−9
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than Radeon R7 M380.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M Radeon R7 M380
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N12E-GTX2 Tropo
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 28 June 2011 7 May 2015
    Pipelines 384 640
    Core clock speed 620 MHz 915 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec 36.60
    Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops 1,171 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 32 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 384
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 10
    AppAcceleration +
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