NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2.1x more core clock speed: 1544 MHz vs 738 MHz
4.2x more texture fill rate: 49.4 billion / sec vs 11.81 GTexel / s
16x more pipelines: 512 vs 32
13.5x better floating-point performance: 1,581.1 gflops vs 117.5 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
3x more maximum memory size: 1536 MB vs 512 MB
Around 99% higher memory clock speed: 2004 MHz (4008 data rate) vs 1008 MHz
27x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4566 vs 169
6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 80
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 3689
Around 94% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 1731
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 3689
Around 94% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 1731

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 November 2010 vs 10 March 2009
Core clock speed	1544 MHz vs 738 MHz
Texture fill rate	49.4 billion / sec vs 11.81 GTexel / s
Pipelines	512 vs 32
Floating-point performance	1,581.1 gflops vs 117.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	1536 MB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	2004 MHz (4008 data rate) vs 1008 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4566 vs 169
PassMark - G2D Mark	476 vs 80
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 1731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM

4.9x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 244 Watt
4.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 179.899 vs 40.048
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1813.265 vs 872.651
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 13.817 vs 4.338
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.948 vs 32.378
5.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 757.451 vs 132.363

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 244 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	179.899 vs 40.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1813.265 vs 872.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	13.817 vs 4.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.948 vs 32.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	757.451 vs 132.363

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4566

169

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

476

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

40.048

179.899

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

872.651

1813.265

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.338

13.817

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

32.378

38.948

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

132.363

757.451

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3689

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

1731

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3689

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

1731

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580	NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	4566	169
PassMark - G2D Mark	476	80
Geekbench - OpenCL	15511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	40.048	179.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	872.651	1813.265
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.338	13.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.378	38.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	132.363	757.451
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	1731
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	1731
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	809

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580	NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Tesla
Code name	GF110	G96C
Launch date	9 November 2010	10 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$499
Place in performance rating	651	652
Price now	$289.88
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	19.21
Technical info
Core clock speed	1544 MHz	738 MHz
CUDA cores	512
Floating-point performance	1,581.1 gflops	117.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C
Pipelines	512	32
Texture fill rate	49.4 billion / sec	11.81 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	244 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	314 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	168 mm
SLI options	3-way
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin and One 8-pin	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.2	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	192.4 GB / s	16.13 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)	1008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR2
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround