GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon HD 6950
Performance score
Radeon RX 580
Radeon RX 6600
GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 5060
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GeForce RTX 4090
GeForce RTX 5090
GeForce GTX 580 is 11% faster than Radeon HD 6950 by our estimate.
The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.
Overview
| GeForce GTX 580 | Radeon HD 6950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Score (0–100) | 4.3 | 3.86 |
| Ranking position | 235 | 240 |
| Power efficiency (0–100) | 8.45 | no data |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture | Fermi | TeraScale |
Specifications
| GeForce GTX 580 | Radeon HD 6950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shader cores | 512 | 1408 |
| Base clock | 772 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock | 1544 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) | 1.58 | 2.25 |
| Hardware ray tracing | no | no |
Video memory
| GeForce GTX 580 | Radeon HD 6950 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 160 GB/s |
Power and connection
| GeForce GTX 580 | Radeon HD 6950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Board power | 244 W | no data |
Pros and cons
GeForce GTX 580
- 11% higher overall score
- higher memory bandwidth: 192 vs 160 GB/s
Radeon HD 6950
- more VRAM: 2 GB vs 1 GB
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