NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M vs AMD Radeon HD 6790

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Combined performance score

HD 6790
4.17

GeForce GTX 580M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 28% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking644574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.332.37
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameBartsN12E-GTX2
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 April 2011 (12 years old)28 June 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data
Current price$184 (1.2x MSRP)$170
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 580M has 618% better value for money than HD 6790.

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 cores800384
CUDA coresno data384
Core clock speed840 MHz620 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate33.6039.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance1,344.0 gflops952.3 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6790 and GeForce GTX 580M 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length198 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI optionsno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s96.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Rayno data+
3D Gamingno data+
Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 API
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDAno data+

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.

HD 6790 4.17
GTX 580M 5.35
+28.3%

GeForce GTX 580M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 28% in our combined 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%

HD 6790 1616
GTX 580M 2074
+28.3%

GeForce GTX 580M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 28% 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%

HD 6790 13637
GTX 580M 14404
+5.6%

GeForce GTX 580M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 6% 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%

HD 6790 2887
GTX 580M 3117
+7.9%

GeForce GTX 580M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 8% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p52
+23.8%
42
−23.8%
Full HD61
+8.9%
56
−8.9%
1200p30−35
−40%
42
+40%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Hitman 3 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Hitman 3 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Hitman 3 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

This is how HD 6790 and GTX 580M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • HD 6790 is 23.8% faster than GTX 580M

1080p resolution:

  • HD 6790 is 8.9% faster than GTX 580M

1200p resolution:

  • GTX 580M is 40% faster than HD 6790

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M is 150% faster than the HD 6790.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 580M is ahead in 57 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.17 5.35
Recency 4 April 2011 28 June 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt

The GeForce GTX 580M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6790 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6790 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 580M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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