Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 580M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 580M SLI
2011
100 Watt
8.65

RX 6500 outperforms 580M SLI by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking510336
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.99no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameN12E-GTX2no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2011 (14 years ago)no data

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 cores768no data
Core clock speed620 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno 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).

Laptop sizelargeno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Shared memory-no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11no data

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:

900p68
−91.2%
130−140
+91.2%
Full HD93
−93.5%
180−190
+93.5%
1200p81
−97.5%
160−170
+97.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−93.9%
95−100
+93.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 40−45
−87.8%
75−80
+87.8%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−93.9%
95−100
+93.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%
Fortnite 55−60
−76.8%
95−100
+76.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−87.5%
75−80
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−107%
55−60
+107%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−112%
70−75
+112%
Valorant 90−95
−56.7%
140−150
+56.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 40−45
−87.8%
75−80
+87.8%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−93.9%
95−100
+93.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−60.3%
220−230
+60.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Dota 2 65−70
−57.4%
100−110
+57.4%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%
Fortnite 55−60
−76.8%
95−100
+76.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−87.5%
75−80
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−107%
55−60
+107%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−103%
65−70
+103%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−117%
35−40
+117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−112%
70−75
+112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−117%
50−55
+117%
Valorant 90−95
−56.7%
140−150
+56.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
−87.8%
75−80
+87.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Dota 2 65−70
−57.4%
100−110
+57.4%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−87.5%
75−80
+87.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−112%
70−75
+112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−117%
50−55
+117%
Valorant 90−95
−88.9%
170−180
+88.9%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
−76.8%
95−100
+76.8%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
−88.7%
130−140
+88.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−146%
30−35
+146%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−95.7%
90−95
+95.7%
Valorant 100−110
−69.9%
170−180
+69.9%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
−136%
50−55
+136%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−116%
40−45
+116%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−109%
45−50
+109%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
−121%
40−45
+121%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−70%
30−35
+70%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−200%
14−16
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Valorant 45−50
−119%
100−110
+119%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−12
−155%
27−30
+155%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Dota 2 30−35
−88.2%
60−65
+88.2%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%

This is how GTX 580M SLI and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 91% faster in 900p
  • RX 6500 is 94% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 98% 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 RX 6500 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6500 surpassed GTX 580M SLI in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 8.65 17.17

RX 6500 has a 98.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M SLI in performance tests.

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