GeForce GTS 450 vs GTX 580M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580M SLI with GeForce GTS 450, including specs and performance data.

GTX 580M SLI
2011
100 Watt
10.48
+206%

GTX 580M SLI outperforms GTS 450 by a whopping 206% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking432723
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.57
Power efficiency7.262.24
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN12E-GTX2GF106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2011 (13 years ago)13 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$129

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 cores768192
Core clock speed620 MHz783 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rateno data25.06
Floating-point processing powerno data0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 amountno data1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidthno data57.7 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 Connectorsno dataMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.2
OpenCLno data1.1
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 580M SLI 10.48
+206%
GTS 450 3.43

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 580M SLI 6106
+223%
GTS 450 1888

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 580M SLI 25022
+156%
GTS 450 9758

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:

900p76
+153%
30
−153%
Full HD89
+134%
38
−134%
1200p81
+200%
27
−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.39

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+253%
18−20
−253%
Hitman 3 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+120%
24−27
−120%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+53.7%
40−45
−53.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+253%
18−20
−253%
Hitman 3 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+120%
24−27
−120%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+53.7%
40−45
−53.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+253%
18−20
−253%
Hitman 3 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+120%
24−27
−120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+53.7%
40−45
−53.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
Hitman 3 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+200%
21−24
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

This is how GTX 580M SLI and GTS 450 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 580M SLI is 153% faster in 900p
  • GTX 580M SLI is 134% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 580M SLI is 200% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M SLI is 4400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 580M SLI surpassed GTS 450 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.48 3.43
Recency 6 January 2011 13 September 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 106 Watt

GTX 580M SLI has a 205.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 580M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop one.


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