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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M SLI

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a high-end graphics solution for laptops based on the two GTX 580M graphic cards in SLI mode. With SLI, each card usually renders a single frame (AFR mode). Therefore, it may suffer from micro stuttering in low fps ranges of 30fps. This happens because of different timespans between two frames (e.g., irregular delays between sequential frames).

The GeForce GTX 580M SLI supports the same features as a single GTX 580M card. Therefore, it supports DirectX 11 and is produced in a 40nm fabrication process at TSMC.

GF114 architecture

The GF114 core is a power-optimized version of the GF104 (used in the GTX 485M), but with no architectural changes. Therefore, the performance per MHz stays the same. Nvidia, however, was able to clock the shaders higher while still remaining in the same power envelope. The GTX 580M offers all 384 shader cores in the GF114. More information on the similar GF104 architecture can be found on the GeForce GTX 485M page.

Performance

Due to the higher clock speeds, the GeForce GTX 580M SLI is faster than the GTX 485M SLI which was the fastest mobile graphics solution at the time. All current demanding games (2011) like Crysis 2, Witcher 2, Dirt 3 or even Metro 2033 can be played in 1920x1080 with maximum details and most Antialiasing features enabled.

Features

Similar to the older GF104 chip, the GF114 also supports Bitstream HD Audio (Blu-Ray) output via HDMI. That means it can transfer, for example, Dolby True HD or DTS-HD bitstream without quality loss to a HiFi receiver.

The GTX 580M offers the PureVideo HD technology for video decoding. The included Video Processor 4 (VP4) supports feature set C and is therefore able to fully decode MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2 (MPEG-4 ASP - e.g., DivX or Xvid), VC-1/WMV9, and H.264 (VLD, IDCT, Motion Compensation, and Deblocking). 

Furthermore, the GPU is able to decode two 1080p streams simultaneously (e.g. for Blu-Ray Picture-in-Picture).

Through CUDA, OpenCL, and DirectCompute 2.1 support, the GeForce GTX 580M can be of help in general calculations. For example, the stream processor can encode videos considerably faster than can a fast CPU. Furthermore, physics calculations can be done by the GPU using PhysX (e.g., supported by Mafia 2 or Metro 2033). As two 580M are used for the SLI combination, one card alone can be used for PhysX and the other for rendering the game graphics.

3D Vision enables the laptop to send 3D content (3D games, 3D Web Streaming, 3D photos, 3D Blu-Rays) to a built-in 3D enabled screen or an external 3D TV (only if supported by the laptop manufacturer).

The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 580M is in the same region as the old GTX 485M, which is supposedly about 100 Watt (TDP including the MXM board and memory). Therefore, the SLI system needs up to 200 Watt using both cards. Without load, the performance is clocked at 50/100 MHz (chip/shader) in 2D mode and 200/400 in 3D mode to save power. Furthermore, a single card can be deactivated to save power.

The similar desktop GeForce GTX 580 is based on the GF110 chip and much faster in comparison. Therefore, the 580M is more closely related to the GeForce GTX 560Ti, the latter of which is still faster due to higher clock speeds.

GeForce GTX 500M Series

GeForce GTX 580M SLI 768 @ 0.62 GHz256 Bit @ 1500 MHz
GeForce GTX 560M SLI compare 384 @ 0.78 GHz192 Bit @ 1250 MHz
GeForce GTX 580M compare 384 @ 0.62 GHz256 Bit @ 1500 MHz
GeForce GTX 570M compare 336 @ 0.58 GHz192 Bit @ 1150 MHz
GeForce GTX 560M compare 192 @ 0.78 GHz192 Bit @ 1250 MHz
CodenameN12E-GTX2
ArchitectureFermi
Pipelines768 - unified
Core Speed620 MHz
Shader Speed1240 MHz
Memory Speed1500 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Power Consumption100 Watt
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement06.01.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 24041     avg: 24335     median: 24383 (14%)     max: 24582 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 22740     avg: 23255     median: 23040.5 (30%)     max: 24199 Points
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
specvp11 sw-02 +
specvp11 proe-05 +
specvp11 maya-03 +
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
specvp11 ensight-04 +
specvp11 catia-03 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 5977     avg: 5996     median: 5999 (4%)     max: 6012 points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1024x768
235  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
193  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
91  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
299.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
189.5  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
156.9 176.6 ~ 167 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
78.4 80.2 81 ~ 80 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
46  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
46  fps    + Compare
high 1600x900
44  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
low 800x600
347.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
239  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
106 176.8 ~ 141 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
67.5 69 ~ 68 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra DX11 High Res Textures 1920x1080
45.6
46.9
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
303  fps    + Compare
med. 1280x720
122  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
51  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 800x600
159.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
131.4  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
125.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
87 118.3 ~ 103 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
639  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
408.4  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
337  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
217 220.5 ~ 219 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Civilization 5

Civilization 5

2010
low 1024x768
76  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
39.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
132.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
136.1  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
135.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
99.6 102 112.4 ~ 105 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
333.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
81.3  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
81.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
90 96.3 ~ 93 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Just Cause 2

Just Cause 2

2010
ultra 1920x1080
57.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 800x600
153.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
151.4  fps    + Compare
high 1600x900
92.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
31 32.4 ~ 32 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
124  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
89  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
80  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
72  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
200  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
198.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
169 180.1 ~ 175 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
102 105.4 ~ 104 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Stalker: Call of Pripyat

Stalker: Call of Pripyat

2010
ultra 1920x1200
81  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 800x600
333.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
196.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
185.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
127 140.9 ~ 134 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
189.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
163.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
140.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
116.7 121 ~ 119 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
low 800x600
196.8  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
141.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
136.1 144.9 ~ 141 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
med. 1024x768
132.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
134.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
135.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
ultra 1920x1080
114  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
ArmA 2

ArmA 2

2009
ultra 1920x1080
51  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

2008
high 1280x1024
65  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
ultra 1920x1080
130  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
ultra 1920x1080
144  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Supreme Commander - FA Bench

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007
ultra 1920x1080
57.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
ultra 1920x1080
46  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
ultra 1920x1080
43.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
ultra 1920x1080
89  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
high 1280x1024
164  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
384  fps    + Compare
med. 640x480
390  fps    + Compare
high 800x600
381  fps    + Compare
ultra 1024x768
377  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
890  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Deus Ex Human Revolution23519391
Dirt 3299.7189.516780
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings46464411
Crysis 2347.823914168
Total War: Shogun 230312251
Call of Duty: Black Ops159.2131.4125.6103
Fifa 11639408.4337219
Civilization 57639.1
Mafia 2132.9136.1135.3105
StarCraft 2333.481.381.493
Just Cause 257.1
Metro 2033153.8151.492.332
Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising124898072
Battlefield: Bad Company 2200198.8175104
Stalker: Call of Pripyat81
CoD Modern Warfare 2333.6196.9185.9134
Risen189.3163.1140.2119
Resident Evil 5196.8141.1141
Need for Speed Shift132.9134.3135.3
Colin McRae: DIRT 2114
ArmA 251
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto65
Far Cry 2130
Trackmania Nations Forever144
Supreme Commander - FA Bench57.6
Crysis - GPU Benchmark46
Crysis - CPU Benchmark43.5
World in Conflict - Benchmark89
World of Warcraft164
Doom 3384390381377
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo890
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At the launch of the new GTX 580M, Nvidia also provided some gaming benchmarks of the new graphics card (and SLI combination). They were conducted using a Clevo X7200 barebone with a fast Core i7-980 desktop quad-core CPU and 6GB RAM.

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