GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q vs GTX 580

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking378not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.17no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGF110GN20-E7 GA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 November 2010 (13 years ago)4 January 2021 (3 years 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 cores5126144
CUDA cores512no data
Core clock speed772 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1245 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)244 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate49.4 billion/sec239.0
Floating-point performance1,581.1 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q 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 datalarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
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-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2004 MHz (4008 data rate)6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.4 GB/s320.0 GB/s
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 DVI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
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)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA+8.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 November 2010 4 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 80 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q is a notebook one.


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