GeForce GTS 350M vs GTX 580M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 580M SLI and GeForce GTS 350M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
580M SLI outperforms GTS 350M by a whopping 907% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 513 | 1175 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.01 | 2.49 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | N12E-GTX2 | GT215 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) |
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 | 768 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 620 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 727 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 28 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 16.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.24 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 360 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | large | large |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | no data | MXM-II |
| SLI options | - | + |
| MXM Type | no data | MXM 3.0 Type-B |
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 | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | Up to 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 51.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | no data | DisplayPortLVDSHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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 | 68
+1033%
| 6−7
−1033%
|
| Full HD | 93
+933%
| 9−10
−933%
|
| 1200p | 81
+913%
| 8−9
−913%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+1125%
|
4−5
−1125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+925%
|
4−5
−925%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+1125%
|
4−5
−1125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+5500%
|
1−2
−5500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+567%
|
6−7
−567%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+267%
|
9−10
−267%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+190%
|
30−35
−190%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+925%
|
4−5
−925%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+1125%
|
4−5
−1125%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+513%
|
21−24
−513%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+386%
|
14−16
−386%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+5500%
|
1−2
−5500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+567%
|
6−7
−567%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+267%
|
9−10
−267%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+300%
|
6−7
−300%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+190%
|
30−35
−190%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+925%
|
4−5
−925%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+386%
|
14−16
−386%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+567%
|
6−7
−567%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+267%
|
9−10
−267%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+300%
|
6−7
−300%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+190%
|
30−35
−190%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
+5500%
|
1−2
−5500%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+467%
|
3−4
−467%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 70−75
+1320%
|
5−6
−1320%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+411%
|
9−10
−411%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+930%
|
10−11
−930%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 45−50
+860%
|
5−6
−860%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
This is how GTX 580M SLI and GTS 350M compete in popular games:
- GTX 580M SLI is 1033% faster in 900p
- GTX 580M SLI is 933% faster in 1080p
- GTX 580M SLI is 913% faster in 1200p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 580M SLI is 5500% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 580M SLI surpassed GTS 350M in all 40 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.66 | 0.86 |
| Recency | 6 January 2011 | 7 January 2010 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 28 Watt |
GTX 580M SLI has a 907% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.
GTS 350M, on the other hand, has 257.1% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 580M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 350M in performance tests.
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