GeForce GTX 580M vs Quadro 3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and Quadro 3000M, 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 Quadro 3000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 580M and Quadro 3000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 580M and Quadro 3000M 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 Quadro 3000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M Quadro 3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 580M has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 580M and Quadro 3000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 580M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 580M and Quadro 3000M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M is 170 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • GeForce GTX 580M and Quadro 3000M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M is 875 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 2−3
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 14−16 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 180% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M Quadro 3000M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N12E-GTX2 Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 28 June 2011 22 February 2011
Pipelines 384 240
Core clock speed 620 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec 18.00
Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops 432.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
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