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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 580
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 6870
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 772 MHz 14.2 % 900 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 4212 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 72.5 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 244 W 0 % 151 W 38.1 %
Length 330 mm 0 % 289 mm 12.4 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 34346 0 % 23949 30.3 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11797 0 % 5736 51.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 472.2 0 % 406.6 13.9 %
Average DirectX performance 41.3 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 49.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 88.1 FPS 0 % 53.2 FPS 39.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 21.9 FPS 0 % 14.9 FPS 31.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 40.2 FPS 0 % 15.9 FPS 60.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 15.1 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1450.4 operations/s 0 % 1041 operations/s 28.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 580, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 71.7 FPS 44.8 FPS
High settings 129.0 FPS 80.6 FPS
Medium settings 154.8 FPS 96.7 FPS
Low settings 216.7 FPS 135.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 37.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 580, Radeon HD 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 56.6 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 102.0 FPS 69.9 FPS
Medium settings 122.4 FPS 83.9 FPS
Low settings 171.3 FPS 117.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.4 %
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