GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon R6 Carrizo. 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 R6 Carrizo. 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.

Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 Radeon R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin and One 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 580 has 1933% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
ultra / 1080p 14−16 0−1
QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 10−12
medium / 1080p 27−30 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GF110 Carrizo
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 9 November 2010 4 June 2015
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 1544 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 49.4 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,581.1 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Memory bandwidth 192.4 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.2
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 142 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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