GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs GTX 580M

Place in the ranking	616	746
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.72	1.51
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	GF114	NB9E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	28 June 2011 (13 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 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	384	224
Core clock speed	620 MHz	550 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.68	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.9523 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	64	no data

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	large
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	950 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96.0 GB/s	no data
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 outputs

no data

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.

DirectX	12 API	10
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
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 5.40
+64.1%

GTX 260M SLI 3.29

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 14404
+60.8%

GTX 260M SLI 8959

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	46 +70.4%	27−30 −70.4%
Full HD	55 +83.3%	30−35 −83.3%
1200p	42 +75%	24−27 −75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Elden Ring	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Valorant	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Dota 2	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Elden Ring	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Fortnite	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Valorant	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
World of Tanks	85−90 +50%	55−60 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Dota 2	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Valorant	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Elden Ring	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +47.8%	21−24 −47.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
World of Tanks	35−40 +69.6%	21−24 −69.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Valorant	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Elden Ring	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Fortnite	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Valorant	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

This is how GTX 580M and GTX 260M SLI compete in popular games:

GTX 580M is 70% faster in 900p
GTX 580M is 83% faster in 1080p
GTX 580M is 75% faster in 1200p

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

in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 580M is 367% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 580M is ahead in 57 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.40	3.29
Recency	28 June 2011	2 March 2009
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	150 Watt

GTX 580M has a 64.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 580M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.

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