AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Cape Verde | GF114 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Cape Verde XT | N12E-GTX2-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 1,950 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 332 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Feb 15th, 2012 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Southern Islands | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 159 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 97 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Northern Islands | — |
| Successor | Sea Islands | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 620 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1125 MHz 4.5 Gbps effective | 750 MHz 3 Gbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1240 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 72.00 GB/s | 96.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 640 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 40 | 64 |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| Compute units | 10 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| SM count | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 16.00 GPixel/s | 9.920 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 40.00 GTexel/s | 39.68 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,280 GFLOPS | 952.3 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 80.00 GFLOPS (1:16) | 79.36 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 210 mm 8.3 inches | — |
| TDP | 80 W | 100 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | C441, C468 | P1314 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jun 28th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 500M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Reviews | — | 1 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 400M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 600M |
