GeForce GTX 580M vs Radeon R9 370

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 370, 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 R9 370, 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 Radeon R9 370
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 110 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 370 has 10% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 370 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 370 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 370 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 370 is 305 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 370 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 370 is 4100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M Radeon R9 370
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N12E-GTX2 Trinidad
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 28 June 2011 5 May 2015
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 620 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec 78.00
Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops 2,496 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 179.2 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 336 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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