GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Tesla C2070

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Tesla C2070. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Tesla C2070. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 580M 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 580M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Tesla C2070
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI
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  • Tesla C2070 has 138% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is used in Laptops, and Tesla C2070 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Tesla C2070 are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M SLI is 46 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Tesla C2070 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla C2070 is 1488 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 16−18
ultra / 1080p 14−16 9−10
QHD / 1440p 10−11 3−4
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 45−50 30−35
medium / 1080p 30−35 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 52% more, than Tesla C2070.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Tesla C2070
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N12E-GTX2 GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 6 January 2011 25 July 2011
Pipelines 768 448
Core clock speed 620 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.0
Laptop size large
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