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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Price now
170$
Games supported
66%
- Interface MXM-B (3.0)
- Core clock speed 620
- Max video memory 2 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 1500 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface MXM-B (3.0)
- Core clock speed 700
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 1000
- Maximum resolution
Price now
108$
Games supported
66%
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
| Place in performance rating | 477 | 468 |
| Value for money | 1.86 | 3.38 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | N12E-GTX2 | Broadway-XT |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 June 2011 (10 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (12 years ago) |
| Price now | $170 | $108 |
Value for money
Technical specs
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 | 800 |
| CUDA cores | 384 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 620 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 1,040 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.7 billion/sec | 28.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 952.3 gflops | 1,120.0 gflops |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on GeForce GTX 580M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 | large |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96.0 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 |
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 support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 12 API | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
- 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.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 580M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 40 Mh/s | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 42
+35.5%
| 31
−35.5%
|
| Full HD | 56
+43.6%
| 39
−43.6%
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| 1200p | 42 | no data |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 6.97 | 7.46 |
| Novelty | 28 June 2011 | 7 January 2010 |
| Memory bus width | 256 | 128 |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 | 64 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 800 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
Technical City couldn't decide between
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The differences in performance seem too small.
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Competitors of GeForce GTX 580M by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GTX 580M from AMD is Radeon R7 M275DX, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 580M:
Competitors of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 by NVIDIA
The nearest Mobility Radeon HD 5870's NVIDIA equivalent is GeForce 9800M GTX SLI, which is faster by 2% and higher by 8 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
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