HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs GeForce GTX 580

Place in the ranking	412	1305
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.04	no data
Power efficiency	3.38	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code name	GF110	Sandy Bridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	9 November 2010 (14 years ago)	1 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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	6
Core clock speed	772 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	244 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	49.41	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.581 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	no data
TMUs	64	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	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data
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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)	no data
Memory bandwidth	192.4 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.2	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GTX 580 11.68
+3439%

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 0.33

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
+2148%

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 976

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

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

900p	54 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Full HD	95 +1088%	8 −1088%
1200p	78 +3800%	2−3 −3800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.25

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +3800%	1−2 −3800%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +700%	6−7 −700%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35	0−1
Metro Exodus	30−35	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +675%	4−5 −675%
Valorant	45−50 +4600%	1−2 −4600%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +3800%	1−2 −3800%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
Dota 2	40−45 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +475%	8−9 −475%
Fortnite	65−70 +6800%	1−2 −6800%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +700%	6−7 −700%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Metro Exodus	30−35	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 +1186%	7−8 −1186%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +675%	4−5 −675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +620%	5−6 −620%
Valorant	45−50 +4600%	1−2 −4600%
World of Tanks	160−170 +1550%	10 −1550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +3800%	1−2 −3800%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
Dota 2	40−45 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +475%	8−9 −475%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +700%	6−7 −700%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 +1186%	7−8 −1186%
Valorant	45−50 +4600%	1−2 −4600%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +3550%	2−3 −3550%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11	0−1
World of Tanks	85−90 +4150%	2−3 −4150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	18−20	0−1
Metro Exodus	24−27	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Valorant	30−33 +650%	4−5 −650%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Metro Exodus	7−8	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Far Cry 5	14−16	0−1
Fortnite	12−14	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	16−18	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	9−10	0−1
Valorant	12−14	0−1