GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon Sky 500, 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 580 stacks up against Radeon Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin and One 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 580 has 62% more power consumption, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 580 has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580 is 594 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon Sky 500 is 232 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 580.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 2796 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
QHD / 1440p 8−9 16−18
4K / 2160p 6−7 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 580.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF110 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 9 November 2010 27 March 2013
Pipelines 512 1280
Core clock speed 1544 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 49.4 billion/sec 76.00
Floating-point performance 1,581.1 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 242 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz (4008 data rate) 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.4 GB/s 154 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0
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
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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