Tesla P4 vs GeForce GTX 580M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580M SLI with Tesla P4, including specs and performance data.

GTX 580M SLI
2011
100 Watt
10.48

Tesla P4 outperforms GTX 580M SLI by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking435239
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.2421.32
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameN12E-GTX2GP104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date6 January 2011 (13 years ago)13 September 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 cores7682560
Core clock speed620 MHz886 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1114 MHz
Number of transistorsno data7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data178.2
Floating-point processing powerno data5.704 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data160

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 data8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.3 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_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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
−111%
160−170
+111%
Full HD91
−120%
200−210
+120%
1200p81
−110%
170−180
+110%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−110%
65−70
+110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−114%
60−65
+114%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−109%
140−150
+109%
Hitman 3 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−118%
120−130
+118%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−119%
70−75
+119%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−114%
60−65
+114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−112%
70−75
+112%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−106%
130−140
+106%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−110%
65−70
+110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−114%
60−65
+114%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−109%
140−150
+109%
Hitman 3 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−118%
120−130
+118%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−119%
70−75
+119%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−114%
60−65
+114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−112%
70−75
+112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−104%
55−60
+104%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−106%
130−140
+106%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−109%
140−150
+109%
Hitman 3 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−118%
120−130
+118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−112%
70−75
+112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−104%
55−60
+104%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−106%
130−140
+106%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−114%
60−65
+114%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−111%
95−100
+111%
Hitman 3 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−114%
45−50
+114%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−106%
130−140
+106%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−106%
35−40
+106%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−109%
90−95
+109%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%

This is how GTX 580M SLI and Tesla P4 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla P4 is 111% faster in 900p
  • Tesla P4 is 120% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla P4 is 110% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.48 23.13
Recency 6 January 2011 13 September 2016
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt

Tesla P4 has a 120.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Tesla P4 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a notebook card while Tesla P4 is a workstation one.


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