GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 4850 X2, 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 580 stacks up against Radeon HD 4850 X2, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin and One 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 512 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 2% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 580 has 1024 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580 is 919 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 580.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580 is 14 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 3−4
ultra / 1080p 14−16 2−3
QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 14−16
medium / 1080p 27−30 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 350% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture Fermi TeraScale
Code name GF110 R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 9 November 2010 7 November 2008
Pipelines 512 800
Core clock speed 1544 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 49.4 billion/sec 25.00
Floating-point performance 1,581.1 gflops 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz (4008 data rate) 1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.4 GB/s 63.68 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.2 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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