GeForce GTX 580M vs GT 1030

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 1030 with GeForce GTX 580M, including specs and performance data.

GT 1030
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
6.38
+18.4%

GT 1030 outperforms GTX 580M by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking577614
Place by popularity33not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.31no data
Power efficiency14.673.72
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGP108GF114
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date17 May 2017 (7 years ago)28 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384384
Core clock speed1228 MHz620 MHz
Boost clock speed1468 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,800 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate35.2339.68
Floating-point processing power1.127 TFLOPS0.9523 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs2464

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4MXM-B (3.0)
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/s96.0 GB/s
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMINo outputs
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
Optimus-+
VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 API
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.1+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 1030 6.38
+18.4%
GTX 580M 5.39

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 1030 2453
+18.3%
GTX 580M 2074

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 1030 4728
+51.7%
GTX 580M 3117

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 1030 20192
+40.2%
GTX 580M 14404

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 1030 9807
+53.5%
GTX 580M 6389

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:

900p50−55
+8.7%
46
−8.7%
Full HD24
−129%
55
+129%
1200p45−50
+7.1%
42
−7.1%
1440p26
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
4K9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.29no data
1440p3.04no data
4K8.78no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Elden Ring 16
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
−10%
10−12
+10%
Forza Horizon 4 28
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
Metro Exodus 23
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 31
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Valorant 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Dota 2 19
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Elden Ring 13
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%
Fortnite 35−40
+18.8%
30−35
−18.8%
Forza Horizon 4 19
−15.8%
21−24
+15.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Metro Exodus 14
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 63
+40%
45−50
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Valorant 15
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
World of Tanks 100−105
+14.9%
85−90
−14.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Dota 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−37.5%
21−24
+37.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 19
−137%
45−50
+137%
Valorant 14
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Elden Ring 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+8.8%
30−35
−8.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
World of Tanks 45−50
+17.9%
35−40
−17.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Valorant 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 12
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Elden Ring 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 12
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Fortnite 4
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 6
+50%
4−5
−50%
Valorant 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

This is how GT 1030 and GTX 580M compete in popular games:

  • GT 1030 is 9% faster in 900p
  • GTX 580M is 129% faster in 1080p
  • GT 1030 is 7% faster in 1200p
  • GT 1030 is 24% faster in 1440p
  • GT 1030 is 29% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GT 1030 is 100% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M is 137% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 1030 is ahead in 46 tests (75%)
  • GTX 580M is ahead in 9 tests (15%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.38 5.39
Recency 17 May 2017 28 June 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 100 Watt

GT 1030 has a 18.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 1030 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 1030 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 580M 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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