Radeon RX 6900 vs GeForce GTX 580M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580M with Radeon RX 6900, including specs and performance data.

GTX 580M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
4.64

RX 6900 outperforms GTX 580M by a whopping 1189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking63130
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.6718.57
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF114Navi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date28 June 2011 (13 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 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 cores3844608
Core clock speed620 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2105 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million23,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt255 Watt
Texture fill rate39.68606.2
Floating-point processing power0.9523 TFLOPS19.4 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs64288

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth96.0 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

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 API12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
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 4.64
RX 6900 59.83
+1189%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 580M 2074
RX 6900 26732
+1189%

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
−1090%
500−550
+1090%
Full HD57
−1128%
700−750
+1128%
1200p42
−1090%
500−550
+1090%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−1173%
280−290
+1173%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−1186%
270−280
+1186%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−1173%
280−290
+1173%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−1167%
190−200
+1167%
Fortnite 30−33
−1067%
350−400
+1067%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1161%
290−300
+1161%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−1131%
160−170
+1131%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−1163%
240−250
+1163%
Valorant 60−65
−1110%
750−800
+1110%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−1186%
270−280
+1186%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−1173%
280−290
+1173%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
−1179%
1100−1150
+1179%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Dota 2 40−45
−1090%
500−550
+1090%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−1167%
190−200
+1167%
Fortnite 30−33
−1067%
350−400
+1067%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1161%
290−300
+1161%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−1131%
160−170
+1131%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1135%
210−220
+1135%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−1163%
240−250
+1163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1186%
180−190
+1186%
Valorant 60−65
−1110%
750−800
+1110%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−1186%
270−280
+1186%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Dota 2 40−45
−1090%
500−550
+1090%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−1167%
190−200
+1167%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1161%
290−300
+1161%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−1163%
240−250
+1163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1186%
180−190
+1186%
Valorant 60−65
−1110%
750−800
+1110%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−33
−1067%
350−400
+1067%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
−1084%
450−500
+1084%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−1186%
450−500
+1186%
Valorant 55−60
−1150%
700−750
+1150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1173%
140−150
+1173%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1150%
150−160
+1150%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1135%
210−220
+1135%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Valorant 24−27
−1100%
300−310
+1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Dota 2 16−18
−1135%
210−220
+1135%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%

This is how GTX 580M and RX 6900 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 is 1090% faster in 900p
  • RX 6900 is 1128% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 is 1090% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.64 59.83
Recency 28 June 2011 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 255 Watt

GTX 580M has 155% lower power consumption.

RX 6900, on the other hand, has a 1189.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop one.

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