GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Tesla M6

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Tesla M6, 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 Tesla M6, check out specs charts below.

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 M6
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is used in Laptops, and Tesla M6 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M6 is 310 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Tesla M6 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M6 is 3512 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 35−40
ultra / 1080p 14−16 24−27
QHD / 1440p 10−11 20−22
4K / 2160p 6−7 10−12
low / 720p 45−50 65−70
medium / 1080p 30−35 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 59% more, than GeForce GTX 580M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Tesla M6
Architecture Fermi Maxwell 2.0
Code name N12E-GTX2 GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 6 January 2011 30 August 2015
Pipelines 768 1536
Core clock speed 620 MHz 930 MHz
Boost Clock 1180 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 113.3
Floating-point performance 3,625 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Laptop size large
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