GeForce GTX 650 vs GTX 580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 650, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 580
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 244 Watt
11.98
+164%

GTX 580 outperforms GTX 650 by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking406659
Place by popularitynot in top-10075
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.091.37
Power efficiency3.374.79
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF110GK107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 November 2010 (14 years ago)6 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 580 has 53% better value for money than GTX 650.

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 cores512384
Core clock speed772 MHz1058 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)244 Watt64 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate49.4133.86
Floating-point processing power1.581 TFLOPS0.8125 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs6432

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 Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm147 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin
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 MB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed2004 MHz (4008 data rate)5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth192.4 GB/s80.0 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 DVIOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI
Multi monitor support+4 displays
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.3
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
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 11.98
+164%
GTX 650 4.54

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 4615
+164%
GTX 650 1750

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
+119%
GTX 650 2270

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 580 15070
+236%
GTX 650 4481

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 580 67
+379%
GTX 650 14

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
+200%
18−21
−200%
Full HD97
+177%
35−40
−177%
1200p78
+189%
27−30
−189%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.143.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+189%
27−30
−189%
Hitman 3 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+200%
21−24
−200%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+188%
24−27
−188%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+189%
27−30
−189%
Hitman 3 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+200%
21−24
−200%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+188%
24−27
−188%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+189%
27−30
−189%
Hitman 3 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+200%
21−24
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+188%
24−27
−188%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+171%
21−24
−171%
Hitman 3 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+174%
27−30
−174%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+206%
18−20
−206%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%

This is how GTX 580 and GTX 650 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 580 is 200% faster in 900p
  • GTX 580 is 177% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 580 is 189% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.98 4.54
Recency 9 November 2010 6 September 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 64 Watt

GTX 580 has a 163.9% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 650, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 281.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.


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