NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
GTX 580 GTX 670 Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Price $ 399.0 $ 79.0 320 (80%)
Year 2010 2012 2 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 88C 80C 8 (9%)
Max Fan Noise 59.3dB 52.9dB 6.4 (11%)
Recommended Power Supply 594W 520W 74 (12%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz ($179.99) Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz ($199.99)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 41.3 FPS 48.6 FPS 7.3 (18%)
Average 1440p Performance 29.2 FPS 34.7 FPS 5.5 (19%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 23.1 FPS 27.0 FPS 3.9 (17%)
Average 4K Performance 13.9 FPS 15.8 FPS 1.9 (14%)
Memory 1 GB 2 GB 1 (100%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 12.1 $ 8.2 3.9 (32%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 17.1 $ 11.5 5.6 (33%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 21.6 $ 14.8 6.8 (31%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 35.9 $ 25.3 10.6 (30%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Overall Combination Score 48/100 58/100 10 (21%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from GTX 580 to GTX 670 is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware. The price/performance ratio is much better for GTX 670 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

The GTX 590 might be the extreme flagship of the latest Fermi 2.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most high-end PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 580 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 499. NVIDIA ’s xx80 cards have always been defined by high-end prices with performance that knocks on the door of extreme graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Fermi 2.0 graphics card inside the GTX 580, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Spec for spec, this GTX 580 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 480, by boasting 48.6 % more fps. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 580 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 480 and it really justifies an upgrade.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 64 fps to 64 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 64 fps.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

The GTX 680 might be the high-end flagship of the latest Kepler set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most mid-range PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 670 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 399. NVIDIA ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Kepler graphics card inside the GTX 670, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Spec for spec, this GTX 670 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 570, by boasting 29.6 % more fps. The GTX 670 has 2 GB RAM compared to the GTX 570 's 1.25 GB video memory.

In our synthetic benchmarks, the GTX 670 blows past the GTX 570 and, amazingly, even the GTX 580 as well. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 670 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 570 and it really justifies an upgrade.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 73 fps to 73 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 73 fps.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
27
30.9
32
36.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
18
21.1
22
24.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
16
18.3
19
21.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
12
14.1
14
16.5
2023 Forspoken
14
16.3
17
19.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
11
12.7
13
14.9
2023 Dead Space
18
21.1
22
24.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
22
25.0
26
29.4
2023 Armored Core VI
22
25.0
26
29.4
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
11.3
11
13.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
20
22.5
23
26.4
2023 Remnant II
11
12.7
13
14.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
15
16.9
17
19.8
2023 Atomic Heart
15
16.9
17
19.8
2023 Starfield
7
8.4
8
9.9
2022 Elden Ring
16
18.8
19
21.4
2022 God of War
16
17.8
18
20.3
2022 Overwatch 2
29
33.1
33
37.7
2022 F1 22
22
25.3
26
29.7
2022 Dying Light 2
21
23.9
25
28.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
21
23.9
25
28.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
35
39.4
41
46.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
25
28.1
29
33.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
16
18.0
18
20.5
2021 Halo Infinite
12
13.7
14
15.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
22
25.3
26
28.9
2021 Hitman 3
29
32.4
34
38.0
2021 Far Cry 6
27
30.1
31
35.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
29
32.9
34
38.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
29
33.2
35
39.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
14.5
14
16.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
8
9.5
9
10.8
2020 Valorant
57
63.7
65
72.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
22
25.0
25
28.4
2020 Death Stranding
25
28.8
29
32.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
16
18.8
19
21.4
2020 Godfall
25
28.1
28
32.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
13
14.5
14
16.5
2019 Apex Legends
24
27.0
32
36.0
2019 Anthem
15
17.4
20
23.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
22
25.5
30
34.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
35
39.1
40
44.5
2019 Metro Exodus
15
17.4
17
19.8
2019 World War Z
28
32.1
32
36.6
2019 Gears of War 5
22
25.3
26
28.9
2019 F1 2019
28
31.8
32
36.3
2019 GreedFall
25
28.6
29
32.6
2019 Borderlands 3
18
20.1
20
22.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
34
38.7
39
44.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
13
14.9
15
17.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
21
23.4
24
26.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
31
35.0
31
35.0
2018 Fallout 76
36
40.0
36
40.0
2018 Hitman 2
27
31.0
27
31.0
2018 Just Cause 4
22
25.2
25
28.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
24
27.1
27
30.9
2018 Strange Brigade
36
40.8
41
46.5
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
19
22.0
27
31.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
31
35.0
31
35.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
31
34.8
35
39.7
2017 For Honor
41
46.4
47
52.9
2017 Project CARS 2
29
32.9
33
37.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
35
39.9
40
45.4
2016 Overwatch
49
54.6
49
54.6
2016 Dishonored 2
21
24.0
24
27.3
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
22
25.3
32
36.3
2015 Rocket League
121
135.5
138
154.4
2015 Need For Speed
33
37.5
38
42.8
2015 Project CARS
32
36.0
36
41.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
59
65.8
67
75.0
2014 Thief
31
34.6
39
44.0
2013 Bioshock Infinite
50
55.9
67
74.7
2013 Company of Heroes 2
24
27.3
29
33.2
2013 Crysis 3
44
49.1
36
41.0
2013 GRID 2
49
54.6
67
74.5
2013 Metro: Last Light
35
39.4
42
47.0
2013 Total War: Rome 2
33
36.7
37
42.0
2013 Battlefield 4
37
42.2
46
51.2
2012 DiRT: Showdown
45
50.7
57
64.4
2012 Far Cry 3
30
34.2
37
42.1
2012 Hitman: Absolution
35
39.0
65
73.3
2012 Sleeping Dogs
56
62.9
67
75.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
83
92.9
95
105.8
2011 DiRT 3
88
98.4
110
123.2
2011 Portal 2
147
164.4
194
215.6
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
87
97.4
88
98.2
2011 Batman: Arkham City
68
76.0
87
97.0
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
81
90.4
108
120.4
2011 Battlefield 3
43
48.5
56
62.9
2010 Civilization V
65
72.9
67
74.9
2010 Metro: 2033
40
44.5
49
54.5
2010 Starcraft II
81
90.0
109
121.2
2009 League of Legends
156
174.2
178
198.5
2008 Crysis: Warhead
37
41.7
43
48.0

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
18
22.5
21
26.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
12
15.5
14
18.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
11
14.1
13
16.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
10.7
10
12.6
2023 Forspoken
8
10.7
10
12.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
9.0
8
10.6
2023 Dead Space
11
14.1
13
16.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
16
20.3
19
23.8
2023 Armored Core VI
16
20.3
19
23.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
7.9
7
9.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
12
15.5
14
18.2
2023 Remnant II
6
8.4
7
9.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
10
12.7
11
14.9
2023 Atomic Heart
9
12.1
11
14.2
2023 Starfield
6
7.6
7
8.9
2022 Elden Ring
11
14.8
13
16.9
2022 God of War
12
15.3
13
17.4
2022 Overwatch 2
22
28.4
25
32.4
2022 F1 22
12
15.5
14
18.2
2022 Dying Light 2
12
15.5
14
18.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
13
16.9
15
19.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
22
28.1
26
33.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
14
18.3
17
21.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
15.5
14
17.6
2021 Halo Infinite
9
12.4
11
14.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
13
16.8
15
19.2
2021 Hitman 3
18
23.1
21
27.1
2021 Far Cry 6
18
22.5
21
26.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
18
23.4
21
27.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
17
21.7
20
25.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
12.6
11
14.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
6
8.3
7
9.5
2020 Valorant
41
52.1
47
59.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
15
19.5
17
22.3
2020 Death Stranding
17
22.4
20
25.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
10
13.4
12
15.2
2020 Godfall
15
18.8
17
21.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
10
13.5
12
15.4
2019 Apex Legends
16
20.1
21
26.8
2019 Anthem
11
13.8
14
18.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
19.8
21
26.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
21
26.3
24
30.0
2019 Metro Exodus
10
13.5
12
15.4
2019 World War Z
18
23.4
21
26.7
2019 Gears of War 5
14
18.4
16
20.9
2019 F1 2019
18
22.5
20
25.7
2019 GreedFall
16
20.7
18
23.6
2019 Borderlands 3
11
14.1
12
16.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
22
27.9
25
31.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
12.2
11
13.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
14
18.4
16
20.9
2018 Forza Horizon 4
24
30.0
24
30.0
2018 Hitman 2
16
20.0
16
20.0
2018 Just Cause 4
14
18.6
16
21.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
15
19.0
17
21.6
2018 Strange Brigade
22
28.4
25
32.4
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
12
16.0
19
24.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
18
23.1
18
23.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
20
25.2
22
28.7
2017 For Honor
21
27.1
24
30.9
2017 Project CARS 2
18
23.2
21
26.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
28
36.0
32
41.0
2016 Overwatch
30
37.8
30
37.8
2016 Dishonored 2
16
20.5
18
23.4
2015 Rocket League
46
58.1
52
66.2
2015 Need For Speed
23
29.0
26
33.1
2015 Project CARS
22
27.5
25
31.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
34
42.6
38
48.5
2013 Bioshock Infinite
25
31.5
37
47.2
2013 Crysis 3
24
30.0
30
38.2
2013 Battlefield 4
20
25.9
25
31.8
2012 DiRT: Showdown
27
34.9
34
42.8
2012 Far Cry 3
24
31.0
32
40.8
2012 Hitman: Absolution
33
41.3
37
47.1
2012 Sleeping Dogs
30
37.6
17
22.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
61
77.4
70
88.2
2011 DiRT 3
52
66.1
65
82.4
2011 Portal 2
87
109.1
116
145.1
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
61
76.8
67
84.8
2011 Batman: Arkham City
38
48.0
48
60.0
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
18
23.2
24
30.1
2011 Battlefield 3
36
45.7
48
60.9
2010 Civilization V
40
50.3
45
56.3
2010 Metro: 2033
22
27.5
27
34.0
2010 Starcraft II
47
59.0
64
80.0
2009 League of Legends
77
96.8
88
110.3
2008 Crysis: Warhead
20
26.0
23
29.5

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
13
17.2
17
22.9
2019 Anthem
8
11.4
11
15.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
12
16.2
16
21.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
15
21.0
18
24.0
2019 Metro Exodus
8
11.8
10
13.4
2019 World War Z
14
19.7
17
22.5
2019 Gears of War 5
12
16.1
13
18.2
2019 F1 2019
14
19.7
17
22.5
2019 GreedFall
11
15.6
13
17.8
2019 Borderlands 3
8
11.5
9
13.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
18
23.8
20
27.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
10.6
9
12.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
16.1
13
18.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
20
26.8
20
26.8
2018 Hitman 2
12
17.1
12
17.1
2018 Just Cause 4
11
15.1
13
17.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
11
15.0
12
17.1
2018 Strange Brigade
17
23.5
20
26.8
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
10
13.4
15
19.8
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
14
19.1
14
19.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
17
22.8
19
25.9
2017 For Honor
16
21.7
18
24.8
2017 Project CARS 2
17
22.8
19
25.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
26
35.4
30
40.3
2016 Overwatch
23
30.7
23
30.7
2016 Dishonored 2
14
19.7
17
22.4
2015 Rocket League
34
45.5
39
51.9
2015 Need For Speed
19
25.9
22
29.5
2015 Project CARS
19
25.1
21
28.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
25
33.3
28
38.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
59
78.7
68
89.7
2009 League of Legends
55
72.5
62
82.6

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
11
16.9
13
19.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
6
9.8
8
11.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
9.8
8
11.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
3
5.6
4
6.6
2023 Forspoken
3
5.1
4
5.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.5
3
5.3
2023 Dead Space
3
5.6
4
6.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
7
11.3
9
13.2
2023 Armored Core VI
7
11.3
9
13.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.7
3
4.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
5
8.4
6
9.9
2023 Remnant II
2
4.2
3
5.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
6.2
5
7.3
2023 Atomic Heart
5
7.6
6
8.9
2023 Starfield
3
5.1
4
5.9
2022 Elden Ring
5
8.4
6
9.6
2022 God of War
8
11.9
9
13.5
2022 Overwatch 2
15
21.5
17
24.5
2022 F1 22
7
11.3
9
13.2
2022 Dying Light 2
7
11.3
9
13.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
12.7
10
14.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
13
19.7
16
23.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
7
11.3
9
13.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
8
12.0
9
13.7
2021 Halo Infinite
5
8.5
6
9.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
7
10.8
8
12.3
2021 Hitman 3
9
14.1
11
16.5
2021 Far Cry 6
8
12.1
9
14.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
8
12.7
10
14.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
9
14.1
11
16.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
5
8.5
6
9.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
6.6
5
7.5
2020 Valorant
31
45.3
36
51.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
7
10.4
8
11.9
2020 Death Stranding
9
13.6
10
15.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
4
7.0
5
8.0
2020 Godfall
6
8.9
7
10.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
6
8.9
7
10.1
2019 Apex Legends
8
12.0
11
16.0
2019 Anthem
5
7.5
7
10.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
7
10.5
9
14.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
9
13.0
10
14.8
2019 Metro Exodus
5
8.5
6
9.7
2019 World War Z
9
13.5
10
15.4
2019 Gears of War 5
8
11.6
9
13.2
2019 F1 2019
10
14.3
11
16.3
2019 GreedFall
5
8.5
6
9.7
2019 Borderlands 3
5
7.4
5
8.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
11
16.6
13
19.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
7.7
6
8.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
8
11.6
9
13.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
14
20.0
14
20.0
2018 Hitman 2
8
12.0
8
12.0
2018 Just Cause 4
6
9.7
7
11.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
6
9.1
7
10.4
2018 Strange Brigade
10
15.5
12
17.6
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
6
9.0
9
13.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
8
12.6
8
12.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
12
17.4
13
19.8
2017 For Honor
9
13.5
10
15.4
2017 Project CARS 2
13
19.4
15
22.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
21
30.2
24
34.4
2016 Overwatch
13
19.6
13
19.6
2016 Dishonored 2
11
16.3
12
18.5
2015 Rocket League
18
27.1
21
30.9
2015 Need For Speed
13
19.4
15
22.0
2015 Project CARS
13
19.4
15
22.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
13
19.7
15
22.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
48
69.7
55
79.4
2009 League of Legends
27
38.7
30
44.1
GTX 580 vs GTX 670 with i7-975 vs i7-2700K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 580 vs GTX 670 with i7-975 vs i7-2700K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 580 vs GTX 670 with i7-975 vs i7-2700K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 / i7-975

It is worth noting that the GTX 580 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. With current 1536 MB RAM, the GTX 580 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. It is important to know that GTX 580 's max load temperature is very high and might require custom cooling solutions. This combination between GTX 580 and Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz has less than 15% bottleneck in many games and can cause minor FPS loss.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 / i7-2700K

For the most part, the GTX 670 is still capable of playing modern games, but you would have to reduce settings to sustain those higher framerates. If keeping graphics quality settings closer to ultra or high is important, there are a few options for upgrades. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 670 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between GTX 670 and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 670 and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 670 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

GTX 580 vs GTX 670 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 580 GTX 670
Board NumberP1261 SKU 02P2004
Length10.5 inches 267 mm9.5 inches 241 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x mini-HDMI2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP244 W170 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 580 GTX 670
GPU Clock772 MHz915 MHz
Memory Clock1002 MHz 4008 MHz effective1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 580 GTX 670
Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 500GeForce 600
Launch Price499 USD399 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
Release DateNov 9th, 2010May 10th, 2012

Graphics Features

GTX 580 GTX 670
CUDA23
DirectX12.0 (11_0)12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL1.11.2
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model5.15.1
VulkanN/A1.1.82

Graphics Processor

GTX 580 GTX 670
ArchitectureFermi 2.0Kepler
Die Size520 mm²294 mm²
GPU NameGF110GK104
GPU VariantGF110-375-A1GK104-325-A2
Process Size40 nm28 nm
Transistors3,000 million3,540 million

Memory

GTX 580 GTX 670
Bandwidth192.4 GB/s192.3 GB/s
Memory Bus384 bit256 bit
Memory Size1536 MB2048 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 580 GTX 670
ROPs4832
Shading Units5121344
TMUs64112

Theoretical Performance

GTX 580 GTX 670
FP32 (float) performance1,581 GFLOPS2,634 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance197.6 GFLOPS (1:8)109.8 GFLOPS (1:24)
Pixel Rate24.70 GPixel/s27.44 GPixel/s
Texture Rate49.41 GTexel/s109.8 GTexel/s

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