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Testseek.com have collected 172 expert reviews of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB GDDR5 PCIe and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB GDDR5 PCIe.
Award: Editor’s Choice November 2010
November 2010
 
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The editors liked

  • Increased CUDA Cores
  • Quiet and Cool
  • PhysX
  • 3D Vision
  • Better power
  • Category Leading Performance
  • Best performance in its class
  • Can compete successfully against Radeon HD 5970
  • High performance with enabled tessellation
  • Wide range of supported FSAA modes
  • Minimal effect of FSAA on performance
  • Fullyfledged hardware HD video decoding
  • Highquality HD video postprocessing with scalability
  • Supports Nvidia’s exclusive PhysX and 3D Vision technologies in selected games
  • Wide range of GPG
  • The updated memory clock speed and use of Fermi technology make this card exceptional
  • Excellent Performance
  • Quieter Than GTX 480
  • Lower-Power Than GTX 480
  • CUDA Support
  • Arrives At Same Price As The GTX 480 (hopefully)
  • Equivalent or better performance compared to leading dual-GPU video card. Outstanding tessellation and DirectX 11 capabilities. Better managing noise and power.
  • Excellent performance
  • Much quieter than other top-end cards
  • Supports 3D Vision add-on and physics/computation acceleration
  • Fastest singleunit DX11 graphics accelerator available
  • Matches performance with dualGPU Radeon HD 5970
  • Outstanding performance for ultra highend games
  • Much lower power consumption vs GTX 480
  • Reduced heat output and cooling fan noise
  • Fan exhausts all heated air outside of case
  • Includes native HDMI audio/video output
  • Adds 32x CSAA postprocessing detail
  • Supports tripleSLI function
  • Substantial performance improvement over GTX 480
  • Large reduction in power consumption vs. GTX 480
  • Quieter than other cards in this performance class
  • Native HDMI output
  • Software voltage control
  • Support for DirectX 11
  • Support for CUDA / PhysX

The editors didn't like

  • None
  • Lacks DisplayPort Support
  • Palit GTX 460 Sonic Platinum 1GB GDDR5
  • No serious drawbacks discovered.
  • It only has a single GPU.
  • Still Uses A Lot Of Power
  • Doesn't Beat The 5970
  • Relatively Hot Running
  • 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.
  • Blocks an adjacent PCI slot
  • Requires six- and eight-pin PCI Express power connectors
  • As well as a robust power supply
  • Very expensive premiumlevel product
  • Outperformed by CrossFire Radeon HD 6870's
  • Still not as power efficient as AMD's designs
  • Power draw limiter could complicate advanced overclocking
  • Still limited to two active display outputs per card
  • High price
  • DirectX 11 relevance limited at this time

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  Published: 2011-10-26, Author: MattNo5ss , review by: overclockers.com

  • Abstract:  Some of you may have heard of Lucid Hydra, and it's implementation on motherboards to allow GPUs from AMD and NVIDIA to play nicely together. We have been testing this unique feature from HIS and Lucid: HIS decided to try putting one of Lucid's chips on a...

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  Published: 2011-10-24, review by: Behardware.com

  • Abstract:  While preparing a GeForce GTX 580 roundup, we wanted to see if the 3 GB variants, which are starting to become more common, offer any real advantage. We carried out a few tests at very high resolution as well as in surround, all with antialiasing, whi...

 
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  Published: 2011-05-11, review by: xbitlabs.com

  • Abstract:  We’ve frequently criticized Nvidia for its predilection to developing exceedingly sophisticated single-processor graphics cards that often go too far ahead of their time. For example, the early versions of the G200 chip were manufactured on 65nm tech p...

 
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  Published: 2011-04-06, review by: gamepro.com

  • Abstract:  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.] Nvid...

 
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  Published: 2011-01-11, review by: hardocp.com

  • Abstract:  The last few of months of 2010 were exciting in the video graphics world, and for gamers everywhere. There were several video card launches that upped the game on the high-end and the midrange-performance segment. New video cards were launched that br...

 
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  Published: 2010-12-06, review by: Behardware.com

  • This test shows that with the GeForce GTX 580, NVIDIA has finally given us what the GeForce GTX 480 should have been, namely a graphics card with the sort of performance that measures up to the quantity of transistors used in its GPU, and with noise an...

 
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  Published: 2010-12-02, review by: hardocp.com

  • Abstract:  On November 9th, 2010 NVIDIA launched the fastest single-GPU video card in the form of the GeForce GTX 580. Our initial evaluation showed that it provided the fastest single-GPU video card performance in the world, with much improved efficiency compar...

 
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  Published: 2010-11-20, review by: xbitlabs.com

  • Best performance in its class, Can compete successfully against Radeon HD 5970, High performance with enabled tessellation, Wide range of supported FSAA modes, Minimal effect of FSAA on performance, Fullyfledged hardware HD video decoding, Highquality HD video postprocessing with scalability, Supports Nvidia’s exclusive PhysX and 3D Vision technologies in selected games, Wide range of GPG
  • No serious drawbacks discovered.
  • 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 incorporating...

 
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  Published: 2010-11-17, review by: hardwaresecrets.com

  • 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 arou...

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  Published: 2010-11-14, review by: hardocp.com

  • Abstract:  This past week, NVIDIA debuted its Fermi architecture refresh in the form of the GeForce GTX 580. The GeForce GTX 580 is currently the fastest single-GPU video card NVIDIA has to offer. This champion has set a new bar for single-GPU video card in-game...

 
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