Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs GeForce GTX 580M SLI

Place in the ranking	432	580
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.26	27.89
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	N12E-GTX2	Vega Renoir
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)

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	384
Core clock speed	620 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

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

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	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_1

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
+73.5%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.04

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 Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.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
+45%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 4210

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 +90%	40−45 −90%
Full HD	89 +345%	20 −345%
1200p	81 +80%	45−50 −80%
1440p	45−50 +60.7%	28 −60.7%
4K	30−35 +66.7%	18 −66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+45.5%

−45.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +50%	16 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +82.4%	16−18 −82.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +42.9%	14 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +77.8%	9 −77.8%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +63.4%	40−45 −63.4%
Hitman 3	18−20 +72.7%	11 −72.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −76.4%	97 +76.4%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +39.1%	23 −39.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +27.3%	22 −27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +50%	21−24 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +1.6%	62 −1.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +82.4%	16−18 −82.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +66.7%	12 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +167%	6 −167%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +63.4%	40−45 −63.4%
Hitman 3	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −32.7%	73 +32.7%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +88.2%	17 −88.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +100%	14 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +57.1%	21 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +35%	20−22 −35%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +26%	50 −26%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +63.4%	40−45 −63.4%
Hitman 3	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +224%	17 −224%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +83.3%	18 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +145%	11 −145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +23.5%	50−55 −23.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+100%

−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Hitman 3	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+54.5%

10−12

−54.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Hitman 3	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +291%	11 −291%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+28.6%

7−8

−28.6%

This is how GTX 580M SLI and RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

GTX 580M SLI is 90% faster in 900p
GTX 580M SLI is 345% faster in 1080p
GTX 580M SLI is 80% faster in 1200p
GTX 580M SLI is 61% faster in 1440p
GTX 580M SLI is 67% faster in 4K

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M SLI is 600% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 76% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 580M SLI is ahead in 69 tests (97%)
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.48	6.04
Recency	6 January 2011	7 January 2020
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

GTX 580M SLI has a 73.5% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 580M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

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