GeForce 6800 Ultra vs GTX 580M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking606not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.72no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGF114NV45
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date28 June 2011 (13 years ago)26 July 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores384no data
Core clock speed620 MHz425 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt81 Watt
Texture fill rate39.686.800
Floating-point processing power0.9523 TFLOPSno data
ROPs3216
TMUs6416

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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data197 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz550 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.0 GB/s35.2 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



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 580M 2074
+1403%
6800 Ultra 138

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 June 2011 26 July 2004
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 81 Watt

GTX 580M has an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

6800 Ultra, on the other hand, has 23.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 580M and GeForce 6800 Ultra. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580M is a notebook card while GeForce 6800 Ultra is a desktop one.


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