GeForce GTX 880M SLI vs Radeon RX 580

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 880M SLI and Radeon RX 580, 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 880M SLI stacks up against Radeon RX 580, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 880M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 880M SLI 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 880M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 880M SLI Radeon RX 580
Power consumption (TDP) 206 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 880M SLI has 11% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 580.
  • Radeon RX 580 has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 880M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 880M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 580 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 880M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 580 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 580 is 303 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 880M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 880M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 580 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 580 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 880M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 40−45 45−50
ultra / 1080p 24−27 30−33
QHD / 1440p 20−22 24−27
4K / 2160p 10−12 12−14
low / 720p 65−70 70−75
medium / 1080p 45−50 50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 580 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 880M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 880M SLI Radeon RX 580
Architecture Kepler Polaris
Code name N15E-GX-A2 Polaris 20
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 18 April 2017
Pipelines 3072 2304
Core clock speed 954 MHz 1257 MHz
Boost Clock 1340 MHz
Transistor count 2x 3540 Million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 193.0
Floating-point performance 6,175 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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