GPU comparison · measured results only

GTX 560M vs GTX 580: measured FPS in 17 games

Median gap+165%GTX 580 faster

GTX 560M ahead0/17games, by more than 3%

GTX 580 ahead17/17games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/17games

We have 17 published results where the GTX 560M and the GTX 580 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 17 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 580 is a median 165% faster than the GTX 560M. The GTX 580 is ahead by more than 3% in 17 of the 17 games and the GTX 560M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 560M (integrated / legacy) and GeForce GTX 580 (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

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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	GTX 560M	GTX 580	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	52 FPS	121 FPS	GTX 580 +133%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	63 FPS	77 FPS	GTX 580 +22%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	43 FPS	102 FPS	GTX 580 +137%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Battlefield 3	1080p Ultra	17 FPS	45 FPS	GTX 580 +165%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	92 FPS	GTX 580 +241%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	12 FPS	34 FPS	GTX 580 +183%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	57 FPS	140.2 FPS	GTX 580 +146%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Crysis	1080p Ultra	15 FPS	54.1 FPS	GTX 580 +261%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	34 FPS	106 FPS	GTX 580 +212%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	20 FPS	68 FPS	GTX 580 +240%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	49 FPS	150 FPS	GTX 580 +206%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	80.2 FPS	GTX 580 +249%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Risen	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	83 FPS	GTX 580 +159%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	101.2 FPS	GTX 580 +125%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	93 FPS	GTX 580 +191%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance	1080p Ultra	43.3 FPS	83.4 FPS	GTX 580 +93%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580
F1 2011	1080p Ultra	33 FPS	84 FPS	GTX 580 +155%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580

17 results in 17 games; FPS as published (12 to 150 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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