NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 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).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 289 Watt
Around 14% higher maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1792 MB
Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 999 MHz
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2074 vs 1206
3.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 349 vs 103
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3626 vs 3443
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3318 vs 3107
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3626 vs 3443
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3318 vs 3107

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 June 2011 vs 8 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 289 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1792 MB
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2074 vs 1206
PassMark - G2D Mark	349 vs 103
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3626 vs 3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3318 vs 3107
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3626 vs 3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3318 vs 3107

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

2x more core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 620 MHz
2.3x more texture fill rate: 92.2 billion / sec vs 39.7 billion / sec
Around 25% higher pipelines: 2x 240 vs 384
Around 25% better floating-point performance: 2x 596.2 gflops vs 952.3 gflops
3.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 21048 vs 6389

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 620 MHz
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion / sec vs 39.7 billion / sec
Pipelines	2x 240 vs 384
Floating-point performance	2x 596.2 gflops vs 952.3 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	21048 vs 6389

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2074

1206

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

349

103

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6389

21048

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3626

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3318

3107

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3626

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3318

3107

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
PassMark - G3D Mark	2074	1206
PassMark - G2D Mark	349	103
Geekbench - OpenCL	6389	21048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	690.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.702
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	67.215
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2664
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3626	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3318	3107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2664
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3626	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3318	3107

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GF114	GT200B
Launch date	28 June 2011	8 January 2009
Place in performance rating	929	930
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$159.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.53
Technical info
Core clock speed	620 MHz	1242 MHz
CUDA cores	384	480
Floating-point performance	952.3 gflops	2x 596.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	384	2x 240
Texture fill rate	39.7 billion / sec	92.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	289 Watt
Transistor count	1,950 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores per GPU		240
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIHDMI
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
SLI options	2-way	Quad
Supplementary power connectors	None	6-pin & 8-pin
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
API support
DirectX	12 API	10.0
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1792 MB
Memory bandwidth	96.0 GB / s	223.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	896 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	999 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Memory interface width per GPU		448 Bit
Standard memory config per GPU		896 MB
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
CUDA
DirectX 11	DirectX 11
Optimus
SLI
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)		128bit