Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce GTX 580M SLI

Place in the ranking	454	33
Place by popularity	not in top-100	66
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	67.95
Power efficiency	6.95	16.51
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code name	N12E-GTX2	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2011 (14 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores	768	3840
Core clock speed	620 MHz	1295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	583.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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 size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	624.1 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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.2
Vulkan	-	1.3

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 9.98

RX 7800 XT 62.40
+525%

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

RX 7800 XT 65611
+975%

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

RX 7800 XT 134322
+437%

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:

900p	76 −492%	450−500 +492%
Full HD	91 −136%	215 +136%
1200p	81 −517%	500−550 +517%
1440p	18−20 −578%	122 +578%
4K	10−12 −620%	72 +620%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.32
1440p	no data	4.09
4K	no data	6.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −1168%	241 +1168%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −1190%	258 +1190%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −255%	110−120 +255%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −953%	200 +953%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −380%	96 +380%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −1120%	488 +1120%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −540%	160−170 +540%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −533%	171 +533%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −326%	110−120 +326%
Valorant	35−40 −654%	290−300 +654%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −255%	110−120 +255%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −758%	163 +758%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −300%	80 +300%
Dota 2	35−40 −394%	178 +394%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −176%	113 +176%
Fortnite	55−60 −319%	240−250 +319%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −895%	398 +895%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −540%	160−170 +540%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −394%	178 +394%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −444%	147 +444%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −176%	210−220 +176%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −326%	110−120 +326%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −480%	170−180 +480%
Valorant	35−40 −654%	290−300 +654%
World of Tanks	140−150 −92.4%	270−280 +92.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −255%	110−120 +255%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −684%	149 +684%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −270%	74 +270%
Dota 2	35−40 −511%	220−230 +511%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −200%	120−130 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −750%	340 +750%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −540%	160−170 +540%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −176%	210−220 +176%
Valorant	35−40 −654%	290−300 +654%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −233%	50−55 +233%
Dota 2	12−14 −977%	140 +977%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −900%	140 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −157%	160−170 +157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −850%	75−80 +850%
World of Tanks	70−75 −492%	400−450 +492%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −358%	85−90 +358%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −500%	48 +500%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −627%	160−170 +627%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −957%	243 +957%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −673%	110−120 +673%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −679%	148 +679%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −950%	147 +950%
Valorant	24−27 −920%	250−260 +920%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −1100%	35−40 +1100%
Dota 2	20−22 −660%	152 +660%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −660%	152 +660%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1160%	63 +1160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −621%	200−210 +621%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −660%	152 +660%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −800%	80−85 +800%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −600%	21 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −633%	22 +633%
Dota 2	20−22 −500%	120−130 +500%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −775%	100−110 +775%
Fortnite	10−12 −773%	95−100 +773%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −900%	130 +900%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −914%	70−75 +914%
Valorant	10−11 −1350%	140−150 +1350%

This is how GTX 580M SLI and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 492% faster in 900p
RX 7800 XT is 136% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 517% faster in 1200p
RX 7800 XT is 578% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 620% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 1350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 7800 XT surpassed GTX 580M SLI in all 62 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.98	62.40
Recency	6 January 2011	25 August 2023
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	263 Watt

GTX 580M SLI has 163% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 525.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.

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