Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 580

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking377not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.17no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameGF110no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 November 2010 (13 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data
Current price$14.89 (0x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores51219
CUDA cores512no data
Core clock speed772 MHz444 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1398 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)244 Watt20 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate49.4 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance1,581.1 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 580 and Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU 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.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsOne 6-pin and One 8-pinno data
SLI options+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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount1536 MBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2004 MHz (4008 data rate)no data
Memory bandwidth192.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.2no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan+no data
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 November 2010 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 20 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 580 and Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580 is a desktop card while Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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