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    GeForce GTX 580M vs Radeon R9 380

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 380, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 380.
    GeForce GTX 580M Check Price
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 580M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M Radeon R9 380
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2 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 R9 380 has 90% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 380 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 580M.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M is 530 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than GeForce GTX 580M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M Radeon R9 380
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N12E-GTX2 Tonga Pro
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 28 June 2011 26 June 2015
    Pipelines 384 1792
    Core clock speed 620 MHz
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec 108.6
    Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops 3,476 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
    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 404 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.66 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 18 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 168.45 Sol/s
    Compute units 28
    Form factor full height / full length / dual slot
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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