ATI FirePro RG220 vs GeForce GTX 580

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	458	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.83	no data
Power efficiency	3.49	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GF110	RV711
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	9 November 2010 (15 years ago)	1 May 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	512	80
Core clock speed	772 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	242 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	244 Watt	35 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	49.41	4.000
Floating-point processing power	1.581 TFLOPS	0.08 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	4
TMUs	64	8
L1 Cache	1 MB	no data
L2 Cache	768 KB	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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.4 GB/s	51.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI	1x DMS-59
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.2	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 November 2010	1 May 2008
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	244 Watt	35 Watt

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