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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 580
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo
General information GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Launched Q3 2012 Q2 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 772 MHz 16.5 % 925 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 4212 MHz 29.8 % 6000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 244 W 0 % 185 W 24.2 %
Length 330 mm 0 % 275 mm 16.7 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Overall Score 34321 0 % 33970 1 %
Future Proof 21 % 19.2 % 26 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11779 0 % 11539 2 %
2D Benchmark Score 474.1 28.2 % 660.3 0 %
Average DirectX performance 41.3 FPS 0 % 33.6 FPS 18.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 88.4 FPS 0 % 49.6 FPS 43.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 22.1 FPS 17.8 % 26.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 39.8 FPS 4.9 % 41.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 14.9 FPS 8.1 % 16.2 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 1468.4 operations/s 46.3 % 2735.9 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 580, Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.3 FPS 71.4 FPS
High settings 130.2 FPS 128.5 FPS
Medium settings 156.3 FPS 154.2 FPS
Low settings 218.8 FPS 215.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.3 %

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 7870 XT.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 580 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.5 FPS 56.9 FPS
High settings 103.5 FPS 102.4 FPS
Medium settings 124.2 FPS 122.9 FPS
Low settings 173.8 FPS 172.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %
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