GeForce GT 650M SLI vs GTX 580M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580M and GeForce GT 650M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 580M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
5.33
+6.2%

GTX 580M outperforms GT 650M SLI by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking623636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.72no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF114N13E-GE
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date28 June 2011 (13 years ago)22 March 2012 (12 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 cores384768
Core clock speed620 MHz790 MHz
Boost clock speedno data835 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate39.68no data
Floating-point processing power0.9523 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs64no 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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

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 amount2 GB2x2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.0 GB/sno data
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 outputsno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
Optimus++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 580M 5.33
+6.2%
GT 650M SLI 5.02

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 580M 3117
GT 650M SLI 3597
+15.4%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 580M 14404
+12.4%
GT 650M SLI 12812

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:

900p42
−88.1%
79
+88.1%
Full HD57
+14%
50
−14%
1200p42
+20%
35−40
−20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Fortnite 30−33
+7.1%
27−30
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Valorant 60−65
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
−59.8%
139
+59.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
+4.9%
40−45
−4.9%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Fortnite 30−33
+7.1%
27−30
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Valorant 60−65
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
+4.9%
40−45
−4.9%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Valorant 60−65
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−33
+7.1%
27−30
−7.1%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+8.3%
35−40
−8.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+3%
30−35
−3%
Valorant 55−60
+5.7%
50−55
−5.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how GTX 580M and GT 650M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GT 650M SLI is 88% faster in 900p
  • GTX 580M is 14% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 580M is 20% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M is 50% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 650M SLI is 60% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 580M is ahead in 46 tests (72%)
  • GT 650M SLI is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (27%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.33 5.02
Recency 28 June 2011 22 March 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

GTX 580M has a 6.2% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 650M SLI, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 580M and GeForce GT 650M SLI.

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