GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon HD 6770

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 6770. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 6770. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 6770
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin and One 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 580 has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6770.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 580 has 1535 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6770.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6770 - with TeraScale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 6770 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6770 is 188 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 580.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580 is 954 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6770.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 3−4
ultra / 1080p 14−16 1−2
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 6770.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 6770
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name GF110 Juniper
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 9 November 2010 21 January 2011
Pipelines 512 800
Core clock speed 1544 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 49.4 billion/sec 34.00
Floating-point performance 1,581.1 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 198 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz (4008 data rate) 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.4 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI + +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 142 Mh/s 118 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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