GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce 8800 GT - video card comparison
Passmark - benchmark score GeForce GTX 580 vs GeForce 8800 GT
GeForce GTX 580
4702
GeForce 8800 GT
495
GeForce GTX 580
GeForce 8800 GT
Architecture
Fermi (2010−2014)
Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name
GF110
G92
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
November 2010
October 2007
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0 x 16
PCI-E 2.0
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
One 6-pin and One 8-pin
6-pin & 8-pin
SLI options
+
2-way
Core clock speed
772 MHz
600 MHz
CUDA cores
512
112
Floating-point performance
1,581.1 gflops
336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
65 nm
Number of transistors
3,000 million
754 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
512
112
Power consumption (TDP)
244 Watt
105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature
97 °C
105 °C
Texture fill rate
49.4 billion/sec
33.6 billion/sec
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
512 MB
Memory bus width
384 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
192.4 GB/s
57.6 GB/s
Display Connectors
Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
Dual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor support
+
+
HDMI
+
-
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
S/PDIF
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.1 (10_0)
CUDA
+
+
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
OpenGL
4.2
2.1
Shader Model
5.1
4.0
Vulkan
+
N/A
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)
-
128bit