GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Radeon R7 M270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon R7 M270, 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 SLI stacks up against Radeon R7 M270, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon R7 M270 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 SLI or Radeon R7 M270 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 580M SLI
Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
GDDR5
Not Listed
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 580M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270 is 205 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
GeForce GTX 580M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270 - 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
24−27
0−1
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
45−50
1−2
medium / 1080p
30−35
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
35−40
−
ultra / 1080p
30−35
−
QHD / 1440p
18−20
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−12
−
low / 720p
80−85
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
−
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
240−250
60−65
medium / 768p
210−220
27−30
ultra / 1080p
140−150
7−8
QHD / 1440p
110−120
−
4K / 2160p
60−65
−
high / 768p
180−190
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 603% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
−
0−1
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
45−50
medium / 768p
110−120
10−11
ultra / 1080p
90−95
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
30−35
−
ultra / 1080p
27−30
−
QHD / 1440p
21−24
−
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
0−1
medium / 1080p
30−35
−
high / 1080p
40−45
−
ultra / 1080p
30−35
−
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
low / 720p
140−150
21−24
medium / 1080p
85−90
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Fortnite is 559% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
40−45
0−1
ultra / 1080p
30−35
−
QHD / 1440p
18−20
0−1
4K / 2160p
16−18
−
low / 720p
80−85
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
0−1
low / 768p
110−120
18−20
medium / 768p
100−110
−
high / 1080p
50−55
0−1
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
QHD / 1440p
10−12
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 505% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
12−14
−
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
45−50
0−1
medium / 1080p
21−24
−
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
high / 1080p
−
27−30
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
low / 720p
80−85
8−9
medium / 1080p
18−20
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 925% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
45−50
0−1
medium / 1080p
24−27
−
low / 768p
90−95
0−1
medium / 768p
55−60
−
high / 1080p
30−35
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 768p
90−95
45−50
medium / 768p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
0−1
high / 768p
55−60
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 580M SLI
Radeon R7 M270
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
N12E-GTX2
Opal XT / Mars
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
7 January 2014
Pipelines
768
384
Core clock speed
620 MHz
825 MHz
Transistor count
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
19.80
Floating-point performance
633.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
Not Listed
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
large
medium sized
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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