Radeon Pro 580 vs GeForce GT 610

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 610 with Radeon Pro 580, including specs and performance data.

GT 610
2012
1024 MB DDR3, 29 Watt
0.80

Pro 580 outperforms GT 610 by a whopping 2410% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1108258
Place by popularity97not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.011.09
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF119Polaris 20
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date2 April 2012 (12 years ago)5 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 no data
Current price$98 (2.5x MSRP)$5999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro 580 has 10800% better value for money than GT 610.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores482304
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed810 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors292 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.5 billion/sec172.8
Floating-point performance155.5 gflops6,175 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 610 and Radeon Pro 580 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)no data
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1024 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s217.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGANo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 610 0.80
Pro 580 20.08
+2410%

Radeon Pro 580 outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 2410% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 610 308
Pro 580 7753
+2417%

Radeon Pro 580 outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 2417% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GT 610 1281
Pro 580 37641
+2838%

Radeon Pro 580 outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 2838% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 20.08
Recency 2 April 2012 5 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 1024 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 150 Watt

The Radeon Pro 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 610 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro 580 is a mobile workstation one.


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