AMD Radeon Sky 500 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

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Combined performance score

GTX 580
11.76

Radeon Sky 500 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking373367
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money8.174.43
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGF110Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 November 2010 (13 years old)27 March 2013 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data
Current price$14.89 (0x MSRP)$129
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 580 has 84% better value for money than Sky 500.

Technical specs

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 cores5121280
CUDA cores512no data
Core clock speed772 MHz950 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)244 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate49.4 billion/sec76.00
Floating-point performance1,581.1 gflops2,432 gflops

Size and 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 supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)242 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectorsOne 6-pin and One 8-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2004 MHz (4008 data rate)4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.4 GB/s154 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI supportno data1
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 11.76
Sky 500 12.29
+4.5%

Radeon Sky 500 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 580 4558
Sky 500 4763
+4.5%

Radeon Sky 500 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 by 4% in Passmark.

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:

900p53
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Full HD98
−2%
100−110
+2%
1200p78
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Hitman 3 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Hitman 3 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how GTX 580 and Sky 500 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • Sky 500 is 3.8% faster than GTX 580

1080p resolution:

  • Sky 500 is 2% faster than GTX 580

1200p resolution:

  • Sky 500 is 2.6% faster than GTX 580

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.76 12.29
Recency 9 November 2010 27 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 150 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon Sky 500. The differences in performance seem too small.


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