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GT 550M vs GTX 580: measured FPS in 12 games

Median gap+428%GTX 580 faster

GT 550M ahead0/12games, by more than 3%

GTX 580 ahead12/12games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/12games

We have 12 published results where the GT 550M and the GTX 580 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 12 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 580 is a median 428% faster than the GT 550M. The GTX 580 is ahead by more than 3% in 12 of the 12 games and the GT 550M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GT 550M (integrated / legacy) and GeForce GTX 580 (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

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Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

Game	Setting	GT 550M	GTX 580	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	26 FPS	121 FPS	GTX 580 +365%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	28 FPS	77 FPS	GTX 580 +175%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	25 FPS	102 FPS	GTX 580 +308%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	29 FPS	140.2 FPS	GTX 580 +383%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
Crysis	1080p Ultra	8 FPS	54.1 FPS	GTX 580 +576%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	106 FPS	GTX 580 +563%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	10 FPS	68 FPS	GTX 580 +580%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	25 FPS	150 FPS	GTX 580 +500%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	12.7 FPS	80.2 FPS	GTX 580 +531%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
Risen	1080p Ultra	18.3 FPS	83 FPS	GTX 580 +354%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	93 FPS	GTX 580 +481%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580
TrackMania Nations Forever	1080p Ultra	31.1 FPS	110 FPS	GTX 580 +254%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 580

12 results in 12 games; FPS as published (8 to 150 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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