GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs FirePro W8000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W8000 with GeForce GTX 580M SLI, including specs and performance data.
W8000 outperforms GTX 580M SLI by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 422 | 434 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.05 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.51 | 7.54 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | N12E-GTX2 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 June 2012 (12 years ago) | 6 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 620 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | no data |
| TMUs | 112 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 176 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI | no data |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 70−75
+2.9%
| 68
−2.9%
|
| Full HD | 90−95
+0%
| 90
+0%
|
| 1200p | 80−85
−1.3%
| 81
+1.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
This is how FirePro W8000 and GTX 580M SLI compete in popular games:
- FirePro W8000 is 3% faster in 900p
- A tie in 1080p
- GTX 580M SLI is 1% faster in 1200p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.76 | 10.28 |
| Recency | 14 June 2012 | 6 January 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 100 Watt |
FirePro W8000 has a 4.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 580M SLI, on the other hand, has 125% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 580M SLI.
Be aware that FirePro W8000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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