GeForce GTX 580M vs GTX 950M

Place in the ranking	559	609
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.18	3.72
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM107	GF114
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	28 June 2011 (13 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	640	384
Core clock speed	914 MHz	620 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	44.96	39.68
Floating-point processing power	1.439 TFLOPS	0.9523 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	64

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	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
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	DDR3 or GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 or 80 GB/s	96.0 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 outputs	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	-	+
3D Gaming	-	+
GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	+
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 API
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	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 950M 6.70
+24.5%

GTX 580M 5.38

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 950M 2585
+24.6%

GTX 580M 2074

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 950M 4367
+40.1%

GTX 580M 3117

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 950M 15710
+9.1%

GTX 580M 14404

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 950M 9729
+52.3%

GTX 580M 6389

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	55−60 +19.6%	46 −19.6%
Full HD	28 −100%	56 +100%
1200p	50−55 +19%	42 −19%
1440p	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
4K	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12
+22.2%

9−10

−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	24 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	24 +100%	12−14 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 +60%	14−16 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +29.4%	30−35 −29.4%
Hitman 3	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +17.6%	30−35 −17.6%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	48 +243%	14−16 −243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43 +126%	18−20 −126%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +8.3%	45−50 −8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	20 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +29.4%	30−35 −29.4%
Hitman 3	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +17.6%	30−35 −17.6%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +21.1%	18−20 −21.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +156%	18−20 −156%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +8.3%	45−50 −8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +29.4%	30−35 −29.4%
Hitman 3	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	19 −78.9%	30−35 +78.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +21.1%	18−20 −21.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +8.3%	45−50 −8.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

33
+136%

14−16

−136%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35 +150%	14−16 −150%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +26.5%	30−35 −26.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

19
+90%

10−11

−90%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18
+200%

6−7

−200%

This is how GTX 950M and GTX 580M compete in popular games:

GTX 950M is 20% faster in 900p
GTX 580M is 100% faster in 1080p
GTX 950M is 19% faster in 1200p
GTX 950M is 33% faster in 1440p
GTX 950M is 33% faster in 4K

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 950M is 243% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M is 79% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 950M is ahead in 63 tests (93%)
GTX 580M is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.70	5.38
Recency	13 March 2015	28 June 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	100 Watt

GTX 950M has a 24.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 950M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M in performance tests.

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