AMD FirePro W8000
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
AMD FirePro W8000
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD FirePro W8000  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M.

338
Place in performance rating
431
6.98
Value for money (0-100)
10.47
GCN 1.0
Architecture
Fermi
Tahiti
Code name
GF114
Desktop
Type
Laptop
14 June 2012 (9 years ago)
Release date
28 June 2011 (10 years ago)
$1,599
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$550 (0.3x MSRP)
Price now
$170
2.49
Value for money
2.60
Tahiti
GPU code name
N12E-GTX2
Workstation
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD FirePro W8000  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1792
Pipelines
384
900 MHz
Core clock speed
620 MHz
4,313 million
Transistor count
1,950 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
225 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
100.8
Texture fill rate
39.7 billion/sec
3,226 gflops
Floating-point performance
952.3 gflops
no data
CUDA cores
384
1792
Pipelines / CUDA cores
384
4,313 million
Number of transistors
1,950 million
350 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
100 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD FirePro W8000 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
279 mm
Length
no data
2x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
no data
Laptop size
large
no data
SLI options
+
PCIe 3.0
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
full height / full length
Form factor
no data

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD FirePro W8000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 MB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
5500 MHz
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
176 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
96.0 GB/s
no data
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD FirePro W8000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M.

4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Display Connectors
No outputs
1
StereoOutput3D
no data
1
Dual-link DVI support
no data
4
DisplayPort count
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

no data
3D Vision
+
no data
CUDA
+
no data
Optimus
+
no data
3D Gaming
+
no data
3D Blu-Ray
+
no data
DirectX 11
DirectX 11

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD FirePro W8000 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (11_1)
DirectX
12 API
4.6
OpenGL
4.5
no data
Vulkan
N/A
no data
Shader Model
5.1
no data
OpenCL
1.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD FirePro W8000 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD FirePro W8000 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD FirePro W8000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
Death Stranding (2020) AMD FirePro W8000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
F1 2020 (2020) AMD FirePro W8000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD FirePro W8000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD FirePro W8000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD FirePro W8000

5.44% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (1792 vs 384)

Finer manufacturing process technology (28 nm vs 40 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2 MB)

More memory bandwidth (176 GB/s vs 96.0 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M

Cheaper ($170 vs $550 (0.3x MSRP))

Less power consumption (100 Watt vs 225 Watt)

So, AMD FirePro W8000 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD FirePro W8000 .

AMD FirePro W8000 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

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