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    GeForce GTX 580M vs GeForce GTX 680MX

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and GeForce GTX 680MX, 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 GeForce GTX 680MX, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 580M and GeForce GTX 680MX are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 580M and GeForce GTX 680MX 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 GeForce GTX 680MX here:

    GeForce GTX 580M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 680MX Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M GeForce GTX 680MX
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 122 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 680MX has 22% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M.
    • GeForce GTX 580M and GeForce GTX 680MX have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 680MX - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680MX is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 680MX - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680MX is 1000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 7−8
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 24−27 40−45
    medium / 1080p 14−16 27−30
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M GeForce GTX 680MX
    Architecture Fermi Kepler
    Code name N12E-GTX2
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 28 June 2011 23 October 2012
    Pipelines 384 1536
    Core clock speed 620 MHz 720 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 3540 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec 92.2 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 384 1536
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options + +
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    3D Vision +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s 57 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus + +
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