GeForce GTX 580M vs Radeon R7 260X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R7 260X, 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 Radeon R7 260X, 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
Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 MB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260X has 15% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M.
GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 260X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 580M.
GeForce GTX 580M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−12
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
1−2
4−5
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
QHD / 1440p
2−3
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
20−22
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Battlefield 5 is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
210−220
medium / 768p
150−160
180−190
ultra / 1080p
75−80
100−110
QHD / 1440p
45−50
55−60
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−35
high / 768p
110−120
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
medium / 768p
80−85
95−100
ultra / 1080p
50−55
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Dota 2 is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
6−7
low / 720p
30−33
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Far Cry 5 is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
high / 1080p
20−22
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
80−85
100−110
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Fortnite is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
high / 1080p
20−22
27−30
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
QHD / 1440p
5−6
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Forza Horizon 4 is 42% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
75−80
high / 1080p
21−24
30−35
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
high / 1080p
7−8
10−11
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Metro Exodus is 44% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
95−100
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Minecraft is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
high / 1080p
20−22
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
low / 720p
45−50
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
30−33
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
low / 768p
40−45
55−60
medium / 768p
24−27
35−40
high / 1080p
14−16
20−22
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
high / 768p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 580M
Radeon R7 260X
Architecture
Fermi
GCN 2.0
Code name
N12E-GTX2
Bonaire
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
28 June 2011
8 October 2013
Pipelines
384
896
Core clock speed
620 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
39.7 billion/sec
61.60
Floating-point performance
952.3 gflops
1,971 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96.0 GB/s
104 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 API
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
384
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
PCIe 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
3D Blu-Ray
+
3D Gaming
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
40 Mh/s
225 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.16 Mh/s
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