Despite a close finish at 2560x1600, Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 580 is able to stave off the Radeon HD 5970 at all three resolutions in DiRT 2—one of the first DirectX 11 games, once a jewel in AMD’s crown. The 5970 does score a second-place finish, followed by the GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 5870.
Summary
- GeForce GTX 580 Goes To Eleven
- GF110: Nvidia Gives Fermi A Facelift
- GeForce GTX 580: Similar Dimensions, Improved Design
- Test Setup And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: 3DMark Vantage
- Benchmark Results: Metro 2033 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Lost Planet 2 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Aliens Vs. Predator (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Civilization 5 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: DiRT 2 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Just Cause 2 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
- Benchmark Results: SLI
- Benchmark Results: Power And Heat
- Conclusion
