GeForce GTX 580M vs Quadro K4100M

Place in performance ranking	514	575
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.62	2.40
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N15E-Q3-A2	N12E-GTX2
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	23 July 2013 (10 years old)	28 June 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	no data
Current price	$323 (0.2x MSRP)	$170

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 580M has 48% better value for money than K4100M.

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	1152	384
CUDA cores	no data	384
Core clock speed	706 MHz	620 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.78	39.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,627 gflops	952.3 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro K4100M and GeForce GTX 580M 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	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	no data	+

Memory

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	96.0 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
Display Port	1.2	no data

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	+	+
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12	12 API
Shader Model	5	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. 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.

K4100M 7.06
+31.7%

GTX 580M 5.36

Quadro K4100M outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 32% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

K4100M 2735
+31.9%

GTX 580M 2074

Quadro K4100M outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 32% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

K4100M 19909
+38.2%

GTX 580M 14404

Quadro K4100M outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 38% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

K4100M 4957
+59.1%

GTX 580M 3117

Quadro K4100M outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 59% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

K4100M 9097
+42.4%

GTX 580M 6389

Quadro K4100M outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 42% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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:

900p	55−60 +31%	42 −31%
Full HD	48 −16.7%	56 +16.7%
1200p	55−60 +31%	42 −31%
4K	13 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12
+22.2%

9−10

−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
Hitman 3	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
Hitman 3	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Hitman 3	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1