GeForce GTX 580M vs P106 100

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and P106 100, 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 P106 100, 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 P106 100
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 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 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • P106 100 has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and P106 100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • P106 100 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is used in Laptops, and P106 100 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and P106 100 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of P106 100 is 886 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and P106 100 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of P106 100 is 6508 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 P106 100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M P106 100
Architecture Fermi Pascal
Code name N12E-GTX2 GP106
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 28 June 2011 19 June 2017
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 620 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec 136.7
Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops 4,375 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
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
Optimus +
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