GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Radeon R9 M470X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470X and GeForce GTX 580M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M470X
2016
4 GB GDDR5
8.41

GTX 580M SLI outperforms R9 M470X by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking498435
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data7.28
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameEmeraldN12E-GTX2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)6 January 2011 (13 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 cores896768
Core clock speed1000 MHz620 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs56no 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data

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 amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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:

900p60−65
−26.7%
76
+26.7%
Full HD70−75
−30%
91
+30%
1200p65−70
−24.6%
81
+24.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−19.6%
65−70
+19.6%
Hitman 3 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−28%
30−35
+28%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−21.7%
27−30
+21.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−8.6%
60−65
+8.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−19.6%
65−70
+19.6%
Hitman 3 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−28%
30−35
+28%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−21.7%
27−30
+21.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−8.6%
60−65
+8.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−19.6%
65−70
+19.6%
Hitman 3 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−8.6%
60−65
+8.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−21.7%
27−30
+21.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−16.7%
60−65
+16.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−34.4%
40−45
+34.4%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

This is how R9 M470X and GTX 580M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 580M SLI is 27% faster in 900p
  • GTX 580M SLI is 30% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 580M SLI is 25% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M SLI is 75% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 580M SLI is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.41 10.48
Recency 15 May 2016 6 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R9 M470X has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 580M SLI, on the other hand, has a 24.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 580M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470X in performance tests.


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