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).
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
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Tesla 2.0 |
Code name | GF114 | GT200B |
Launch date | 28 June 2011 | 8 January 2009 |
Place in performance rating | 926 | 927 |
Type | Laptop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | |
Price now | $159.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 8.53 | |
Technical info |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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DirectX | 12 API | 10.0 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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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 |
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3D Gaming | ||
3D Vision | ||
CUDA | ||
DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 | |
Optimus | ||
SLI | ||
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) | 128bit |