Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs GTX 580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580 with GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 580
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 244 Watt
11.94

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms GTX 580 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking404392
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.01no data
Power efficiency3.39no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGF110no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 November 2010 (14 years ago)April 2018 (6 years 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 cores512768
Core clock speed772 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1442 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 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).

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB3 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2004 MHz (4008 data rate)1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.4 GB/s84 GB/s

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
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno 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+-

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 11.94
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.62
+5.7%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 580 4970
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+28.8%

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
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Full HD98
−2%
100−110
+2%
1200p78
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.09no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%
Hitman 3 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%
Hitman 3 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%
Hitman 3 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−1.4%
75−80
+1.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

This is how GTX 580 and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 2% faster in 900p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 2% faster in 1080p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 3% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.94 12.62
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 3 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm

GTX 580 has a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook one.


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