Palit Microsystems Ltd, the leading graphics card manufacturer, announces the new generation of DX11 Fermi graphics GeForce GTX 580 series: GTX 580 and GTX 580 Sonic. Enhance with staggering performance, innovative new thermal design, and the latest GTX gaming technologies. GeForce GTX 580 series is the most powerful weapon for extreme gaming!
With up to 8% higher performance, GTX 580 Sonic is the first OC version in the market. It has a massive factory overclock of 835MHz, 512 CUDA processor cores, and 1538MB memory at 4200MHz. GTX580 Sonic is 30% faster than GTX 480 in DX11 performance. Compare with competing GPUs, GTX 580 delivers 70% higher in DX11 performance, even non-OC GTX 580 can boost 60% higher. GeForce GTX 580 series is the world’s fastest DX11 GPU which enables you to experience the gaming realism.
With 40% higher performance per watt than GTX 480 from the architecture enhancements of GF110 chipset, GeForce GTX 580 series offers lower power consumption. In addition, GeForce GTX 580 series also provides a quieter thermal solution. The innovative new thermal designs which include a custom vapor chamber, a new adaptive GPU fan control, a SLI-optimized cover design, and external venting. GeForce GTX 580 series is designed for performance and quieter gaming.
As you’ve come to expect from a GeForce GTX GPU, GeForce GTX 580 series packs support for all the premium GTX gaming technologies such as NVIDIA Surround, 3D Vision, PhysX and SLI. With GeForce GTX 580 series, you can break the boundaries of your screen and experience panoramic gaming. GeForce GTX 580 series is the perfect choice to play the latest titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops and Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2.
GeForce GTX 580 series, without doubt, is the world’s fastest single GPU graphics card! With an excellent combination of killer performance, quieter thermal design and the latest NVIDIA technologies, GeForce GTX 580 series- “Don’t play games without it!”
Palit GeForce GTX 580 Series |
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GTX 580 |
GTX 580 Sonic |
Process technology |
40nm |
40nm |
DirectX |
DirectX 11 |
DirectX 11 |
Processor Cores |
512 cores |
512 cores |
Memory Amount |
1536 MB |
1536 MB |
Memory Interface |
384 bits |
384 bits |
Graphics Clock |
772 MHz |
835 MHz |
Processor Clock |
1544 MHz |
1670 MHz |
Memory Clock |
2004 MHz (DDR 4008 MHz) |
2100 MHz (DDR 4200 MHz) |
DRAM type |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
Memory Bandwidth |
192.4 GB/sec |
201.6 GB/sec |
Video Support |
Dual DVI / mini HDMI |
Dual DVI / mini HDMI |
GTX 580 Features
Microsoft® DirectX® 11 Support:
- DirextX 11 GPU with Shader Model 5.0 support designed for ultra high performance in the new API’s key graphics feature, GPU-accelerated tessellation.
NVIDIA PhysX® Technology:
- Full support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.
NVIDIA 3D Vision™ Ready
- GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA 3D Vision, bringing a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D.
NVIDIA 3D Vision™ Surround Ready
- Expand your games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate “inside the game” experience with the power of NVIDIA 3D Vision and SLI technologies. NVIDIA Surround also supports triple screen gaming with non-stereo displays.
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology
- CUDA™ technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks such as video transcoding, physics simulation, ray tracing, and more, delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPUs.
3-way NVIDIA SLI™ Technology:
- Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI™ technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing 3-way AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) for the world’s premier gaming solution under Windows Vista™ with solid, state-of-the-art drivers.
32x Anti-aliasing Technology:
- Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 32x sample rates obliterates jagged edges.
Microsoft Windies 7 Support:
- Windows 7 is the next generation operating system that will mark a dramatic improvement in the way the OS takes advantage of the graphics processing unit (GPU) to provide a more compelling user experience.
DirectCompute Support:
- Full support for DirectCompute, Microsoft’s GPU computing API.
PCI Express 2.0 Support:
- Designed to work perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow’s most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications by maximizing the 5GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth.
Dual Dual-link DVI Support:
- Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560 x 1600 and with support for HDCP.
HDMI 1.4a support
- Support for HDMI 1.4a including GPU accelerated Blu0ray 3D support, x.v. Color, HDMI Deep Color, and 7.1 digital surround sound will be added in a Release 260 driver. Upgrade your GPU to full 3D capability with NVIDIA 3DTV Play software, enabling 3D gaming, picture viewing and 3D web video streaming.
About Palit
Established in 1988, Palit Microsystems Ltd is well-known for manufacturing stable, excellent, and innovative graphics accelerators. As one of the top PC components manufacturers, Palit continues to provide industry-leading graphics cards with reliable and excellent quality. With branch offices in America, Europe, and Asia, Palit has developed a worldwide sales network which cooperates closely with our customers.
