Radeon R9 M470 vs GeForce GTX 580M SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon R9 M470, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 580M SLI
2011
100 Watt
10.17
+67.8%

GTX 580M SLI outperforms R9 M470 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking444588
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.02no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameN12E-GTX2Emerald
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2011 (14 years ago)15 May 2016 (8 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 cores768768
Core clock speed620 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rateno data48.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.536 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data48

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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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:

900p76
+68.9%
45−50
−68.9%
Full HD91
+82%
50−55
−82%
1200p81
+80%
45−50
−80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Elden Ring 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+60%
24−27
−60%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Valorant 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Dota 2 35−40
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%
Elden Ring 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+46.4%
27−30
−46.4%
Fortnite 55−60
+63.9%
35−40
−63.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+60%
24−27
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+56%
50−55
−56%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+63.2%
18−20
−63.2%
Valorant 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
World of Tanks 140−150
+52.1%
95−100
−52.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Dota 2 35−40
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+46.4%
27−30
−46.4%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+60%
24−27
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+56%
50−55
−56%
Valorant 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Elden Ring 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+29.7%
35−40
−29.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
World of Tanks 70−75
+65.9%
40−45
−65.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Valorant 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Elden Ring 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+76.5%
16−18
−76.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Fortnite 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Valorant 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

This is how GTX 580M SLI and R9 M470 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 580M SLI is 69% faster in 900p
  • GTX 580M SLI is 82% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 580M SLI is 80% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 580M SLI is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 580M SLI surpassed R9 M470 in all 61 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.17 6.06
Recency 6 January 2011 15 May 2016
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

GTX 580M SLI has a 67.8% higher aggregate performance score.

R9 M470, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 580M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470 in performance tests.


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