GeForce 310M vs GTX 580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580 with GeForce 310M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 580
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 244 Watt
11.99
+3768%

GTX 580 outperforms 310M by a whopping 3768% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4091327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.06no data
Power efficiency3.381.52
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGF110GT218
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 November 2010 (14 years ago)10 January 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 MHz606 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)244 Watt14 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate49.414.848
Floating-point processing power1.581 TFLOPS0.04896 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data73
ROPs484
TMUs648

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1536 MBUp to 1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2004 MHz (4008 data rate)Up to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth192.4 GB/s10.67 GB/s
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 DVIDisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor support++
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power managementno data8.0

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.23.3
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 580 11.99
+3768%
GeForce 310M 0.31

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 580 4611
+3808%
GeForce 310M 118

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 580 21941
+1854%
GeForce 310M 1123

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p54
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Full HD95
+4650%
2−3
−4650%
1200p78
+3800%
2−3
−3800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.25no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Elden Ring 35−40 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+860%
5−6
−860%
Metro Exodus 30−35 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Valorant 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Dota 2 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Elden Ring 35−40 0−1
Far Cry 5 45−50
+683%
6−7
−683%
Fortnite 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+860%
5−6
−860%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Metro Exodus 30−35 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+1400%
6−7
−1400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+620%
5−6
−620%
Valorant 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
World of Tanks 160−170
+1169%
12−14
−1169%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Dota 2 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+683%
6−7
−683%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+860%
5−6
−860%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+1400%
6−7
−1400%
Valorant 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18 0−1
Elden Ring 18−20 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+3350%
2−3
−3350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1
World of Tanks 85−90
+4150%
2−3
−4150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 0−1
Metro Exodus 24−27 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Valorant 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8 0−1
Dota 2 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Elden Ring 8−9 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Far Cry 5 14−16 0−1
Fortnite 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 16−18 0−1
Valorant 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

This is how GTX 580 and GeForce 310M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 580 is 5300% faster in 900p
  • GTX 580 is 4650% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 580 is 3800% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 580 is 3400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 580 surpassed GeForce 310M in all 32 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.99 0.31
Recency 9 November 2010 10 January 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 14 Watt

GTX 580 has a 3767.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 months.

GeForce 310M, on the other hand, has 1642.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 310M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580 is a desktop card while GeForce 310M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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