Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 580

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking404not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.01no data
Power efficiency3.41no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameGF110no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 November 2010 (14 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores51216
Core clock speed772 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)244 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate49.41no data
Floating-point processing power1.581 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs64no 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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount1536 MBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2004 MHz (4008 data rate)no data
Memory bandwidth192.4 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 ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.2no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 November 2010 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU has an age advantage of 12 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 580 and Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580 is a desktop card while Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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