NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 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 880M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 64% higher texture fill rate: 127.1 GTexel / s vs 77.7 billion / sec
Around 50% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 1024
Around 23% better floating-point performance: 3,050 gflops vs 2x 1,244.2 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 122 Watt vs 365 Watt
2.7x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3837 vs 3341
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15023 vs 12811
Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 46.273 vs 30.921
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.914 vs 3.799
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4501 vs 4118
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 3683
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3330
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4501 vs 4118
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 3683
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3330

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 March 2014 vs 24 March 2011
Texture fill rate	127.1 GTexel / s vs 77.7 billion / sec
Pipelines	1536 vs 1024
Floating-point performance	3,050 gflops vs 2x 1,244.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	122 Watt vs 365 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3837 vs 3341
Geekbench - OpenCL	15023 vs 12811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	46.273 vs 30.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.914 vs 3.799
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4501 vs 4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718 vs 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4501 vs 4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718 vs 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3330

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Around 27% higher core clock speed: 1215 MHz vs 954 MHz
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 394 vs 331
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1116.126 vs 777.677
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 49.114 vs 38.196
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 107.239 vs 82.511

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1215 MHz vs 954 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	394 vs 331
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1116.126 vs 777.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	49.114 vs 38.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	107.239 vs 82.511

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3837

3341

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

331

394

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

15023

12811

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

46.273

30.921

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

777.677

1116.126

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.914

3.799

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

38.196

49.114

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

82.511

107.239

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4501

4118

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3683

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3330

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4501

4118

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3683

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3330

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
PassMark - G3D Mark	3837	3341
PassMark - G2D Mark	331	394
Geekbench - OpenCL	15023	12811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	46.273	30.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	777.677	1116.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.914	3.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.196	49.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	82.511	107.239
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4501	4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4501	4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3330
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1611	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GK104	GF110
Launch date	12 March 2014	24 March 2011
Place in performance rating	777	779
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$699
Price now		$184
Value for money (0-100)		30.41
Technical info
Boost clock speed	993 MHz
Core clock speed	954 MHz	1215 MHz
CUDA cores	1536	1024
Floating-point performance	3,050 gflops	2x 1,244.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	1536	1024
Texture fill rate	127.1 GTexel / s	77.7 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	122 Watt	365 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	3,000 million
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors	No outputs	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort, Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	Two 8-pin
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
SLI options		Quad
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB / s	327.7 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5
Memory clock speed		1707 MHz
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
BatteryBoost
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
TXAA
3D Vision
DSR
Surround