NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 580 sales 9 November 2010 at a recommended price of $499. This is a desktop graphics card based on a Fermi 2.0 architecture and made with 40 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 1536 MB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 2 GHz are supplied, and together with 384 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 192.4 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a dual-slot graphics card attached via PCIe 2.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 267 mm. One 6-pin and one 8-pin connectors are required, and power consumption is at 244 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 580: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking	442
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.05
Power efficiency	3.37	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GF110
Market segment	Desktop
Release date	9 November 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	of 14,999 (Quadro Plex 7000)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

GeForce GTX 580's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 580's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	of 24064 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell)
Core clock speed	772 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Number of transistors	3,000 million	of 153,000 million (Radeon Instinct MI300)
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	of 3 nm (GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop)
Power consumption (TDP)	244 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C
Texture fill rate	49.41	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power	1.581 TFLOPS	of 126 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell)
ROPs	48	of 512 (Moore Threads MTT S4000)
TMUs	64	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX 580 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 580: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	of 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	384 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	192.4 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 580. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal

API and SDK compatibility

APIs supported by GeForce GTX 580, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	of 4.6 (GeForce RTX 5090 D)
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	+
CUDA	+

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 580. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 580 11.64

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.

GTX 580 4630

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.

GTX 580 6065

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.

GTX 580 21941

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 580 4970

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.

GTX 580 15186

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 580 67

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

GTX 580 829

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce GTX 580 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:

900p	53
Full HD	99
1200p	78

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.04

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Baldur's Gate 3	21−24
Counter-Strike 2	60−65
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24

Full HD
Medium Preset

Baldur's Gate 3	21−24
Battlefield 5	50−55
Counter-Strike 2	60−65
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24
Far Cry 5	35−40
Fortnite	65−70
Forza Horizon 4	45−50
Forza Horizon 5	35−40
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45
Valorant	100−110

Full HD
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3	21−24
Battlefield 5	50−55
Counter-Strike 2	60−65
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	160−170
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24
Dota 2	75−80
Far Cry 5	35−40
Fortnite	65−70
Forza Horizon 4	45−50
Forza Horizon 5	35−40
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45
Metro Exodus	21−24
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30
Valorant	100−110

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3	21−24
Battlefield 5	50−55
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24
Dota 2	75−80
Far Cry 5	35−40
Forza Horizon 4	45−50
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30
Valorant	100−110

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

65−70

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	85−90
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18
Metro Exodus	12−14
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65
Valorant	120−130

1440p
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3	14−16
Battlefield 5	30−33
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11
Far Cry 5	24−27
Forza Horizon 4	27−30
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

24−27

4K
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3	4−5
Counter-Strike 2	6−7
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24
Metro Exodus	7−8
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16
Valorant	60−65

4K
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3	4−5
Battlefield 5	14−16
Counter-Strike 2	6−7
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5
Dota 2	40−45
Far Cry 5	10−12
Forza Horizon 4	18−20
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

Closest competitors

GeForce GTX 580's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop graphics cards.

GeForce GTX 760 103.69

Radeon HD 7950 102.84

Radeon R9 370 101.98

GeForce GTX 580 100

Radeon HD 7870 99.4

Radeon R7 370 97.08

Radeon HD 7870 XT 96.48

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 580 is Radeon HD 7870, which is slower by 1% and lower by 3 positions in our ranking.