GMA 3100 vs GeForce GTX 580M

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	577	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.43	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Generation 4.0 (2006−2007)
GPU code name	N12E-GTX2	Bearlake
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	28 June 2011 (12 years ago)	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Current price	$170	$127

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	384	no data
CUDA cores	384	no data
Core clock speed	620 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	13 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.7 billion/sec	1.600
Floating-point performance	952.3 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 580M and GMA 3100 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	no 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 type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	96.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors

No outputs

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	9.0c
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.0
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 June 2011	9 May 2007
Maximum RAM amount	2 MB	System Shared
Chip lithography	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	13 Watt

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