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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB GDDR5 PCIe

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 packs 512 CUDA cores with a graphics/processor clock of 772/1544MHz, 1.5GB of GDDR5 memory with a 384-bit interface and a data rate of 4.0Gbps. The 10.5-inch, dual-slot card draws a maximum of 244W over one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCIe connector and carries two DL-DVI outputs with one mini-HDMI port.

Based on 23 reviews

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Pros

Best performance in its class.
Can compete successfully against Radeon HD 5970.
Wide range of supported FSAA modes.
Fully fledged hardware HD video decoding.
High quality HD.
DirectX 11 capabilities.

Cons

No serious drawbacks discovered.
Expensive.
Won't fit in smaller cases.
Requires two expansion slots.
Hefty power supply.
New features make it difficult to discern actual power usage or temperature characteristics in certain apps.
Power draw limiter could complicate advanced overclocking.

By APC Magazine on May 02, 2011

With so many GPUs available these days, it can be hard to know what's what. This week we're explaining what to look for in a graphics card and assessing five of the best models on the market.It's amazing how quickly the entire graphics card...

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By GamePro on April 06, 2011

The GeForce GTX 580 sits right at the upper echelons of the graphics card market, aimed squarely at the enthusiasts who will suffer nothing but the best.[Reprinted from PC World. For more graphics card coverage, visit PC World's hardware section.]...

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By Atomic MPC on February 04, 2011

A great step forward that needs to drop in...

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By DigitalVersus on December 23, 2010

A well thought-out card bringing together gaming performance, lower noise levels and advanced functionality. Its only sin: truly excessive energy...

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By X-bit Labs on November 20, 2010

So what have we found about the GeForce GTX 580, the new flagship graphics card from Nvidia? In fact, this card is what the GeForce GTX 480 had been meant to be until Nvidia had to cut down its configuration despite the chip’s physically...

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By Hardware Secrets on November 17, 2010

The new GeForce GTX 580 is indeed the fastest NVIDIA GPU ever released. It was between 31% and 36% faster on 3DMark Vantage and between 5% and 20% faster on games than its predecessor, the GeForce GTX 480.However, it may not the fastest video card...

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By Expreview on November 11, 2010

The appearance of GeForce GTX 580,not only push performance of NVIDIA GPU to a new stage,which is crowned to the single-core graphics card,but also remove the bad name of Fermi-based products with great heat and loud noise.GF110 can be considered as...

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By Techgage on November 10, 2010

After taking a hard look to see what NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580 is made of, I can't help but think that this is what the GTX 480 should have been. From our launch article of that card, I'm sure it was made clear that it wasn't a product I...

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By Good Gear Guide on November 10, 2010

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 580 takes the "World's Fastest" crown, sliding ahead of tough competition and -- perhaps more importantly -- revamping their Fermi GPU...

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By PC Mag on November 09, 2010

Nvidia's new top-tier video card, the GeForce GTX 580, is the first to take full advantage of the Fermi architecture's capabilities—and it was well worth waiting for....

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