--- title: PNY Delivers Extreme Gaming Performance with XLR8 GeForce GTX 580 description: PNY announced the release of the XLR8™ GeForce® GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5. The GTX 580 was engineered for extreme gaming performance and visualization. --- [PNY Blog ](https://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom) # [PNY Delivers Extreme Gaming Performance with XLR8 GeForce GTX 580](https://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/50086/PNY-Delivers-Extreme-Gaming-Performance-with-XLR8-GeForce-GTX-580) Written by [Marc Ziccardi](https://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/author/marc-ziccardi) | Tue, Nov 09, 2010 @ 02:01 PM **PNY Delivers Extreme Gaming Performance with XLR8™ GeForce® GTX 580** Today we announced the release of the XLR8™ GeForce® GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5.  PNY’s XLR8 GeForce GTX 580 provides exceptional geometric realism, with support for all the premium GTX gaming technologies, such as NVIDA® Surround, 3D Vision™, PhysX®, and SLI®.  Unleash your computer’s visual potential with the world’s fastest DirectX 11 GPU available now.  The newest graphics card in NVIDIA’s line-up, the GTX 580 rips through the latest games with screaming performance.  Featuring an innovative custom vapor chamber, new adaptive fan control, SLI-optimized cover design, and external venting, this card was designed for quieter gaming over previous generations.  The GTX 580 also offers full support for 3D in Blu-ray™ and gaming, for a totally immersive experience. With outstanding architectural enhancements, the GTX 580 was engineered for extreme gaming performance and advanced visualization. Boasting an extensive list of features, this high-end card is the epitome of XLR8 gaming.  Plus, with the release of ‘Call of Duty®: Black Ops’, NVIDIA 3D Vision™ is the best 3D PC solution - and the GTX 580 transports gamers into the high-intensity realm this game promises.  It’s definitely a serious card for serious gamers. Consumers who purchase the PNY GTX 580 will receive a promotional code for a trial version of Blizzard® Entertainment’s recently released StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™. Users can indulge in the critically acclaimed sci-fi strategy game for 14 days or 7 hours of game play, whichever comes first.  This exclusive opportunity allows users to experience a sneak-peak of the full game, valued at $59.99 MSRP. The PNY GTX 580 graphics card will also feature a bonus full-length movie download from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.  Consumers have their choice of over 35 movie titles from a broad selection of genres including Action/Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Sports, and Family.  The bonus Sony movie downloads include recent blockbuster hits as well as favorite classics, such as *The Da Vinci Code*, *Hitch*, *Big Daddy, As Good As It Gets*, *21* and *S.W.A.T*. Additionally, consumers who purchase a PNY GTX 580 will receive a bonus 3 month subscription to E-Sports Entertainment (ESEA) Premium Video Game Network.  ESEA is a video game solution provider, specializing in community tools, proprietary anti-cheat technology, custom server modifications, and an extensive network of premium game servers. Users can learn, play, practice and compete all with an ESEA Premium subscription. For a limited time only, PNY is offering consumers a promotional game bundle. With the purchase of an XLR8 GeForce GTX 580 graphics card on PNY.com, consumers will also receive a bonus PNY 10ft. HDMI-Mini to HDMI Cable, valued at $49.99 MSRP, and a bonus copy of Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2, published and developed by Ubisoft®, valued at $49.99 MSRP. This bundle is available in limited quantities and only on [PNY.com](http://www.pny.com). **XLR8 GeForce GTX 580** - 1536MB of GDDR5 frame buffer memory - 772 MHz core clock and 1544 MHz processor core clock - 512 processor cores - 192.4 GB/second memory bandwidth - A texture fill rate of 49.4 billion/second - An effective memory data rate of 4008 MHz - MSRP: $499.99 PNY’s latest graphics card comes equipped with the following features: - Microsoft® DirectX 11 support - NVIDIA CUDA technology with CUDA C/C++, DirectCompute 5.0 and OpenCL support - NVIDIA PhysX technology - NVIDIA SLI–Ready - NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround Ready - NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology - PCI Express 2.0 support - Two dual-link DVI-I connectors - One HDMI-Mini connector - Dual-link HDCP-Capable - OpenGL 4.1 support PNY offers a Limited Lifetime Warranty for the entire XLR8 GeForce GTX Series, including the GTX 580 graphics card.  Users have a standard 1-year out of box warranty, extended to the lifetime of the original purchaser upon completion of product registration at PNY.com within 90 days of purchase.  PNY also offers free 24-hour technical support. The PNY GTX 580 is available now for purchase at select e-tailers, retailers, and [PNY.com](http://www.pny.com).  For more information on the complete line of products that PNY has to offer, visit [www.PNY.com](http://www.pny.com/).  For the gaming enthusiast, visit PNY’s on-line gaming portal at [XLR8gaming.net](http://xlr8gaming.net/) to participate in forums, special offers, contests and tournaments taking place now!                   [View full post](https://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/50086/PNY-Delivers-Extreme-Gaming-Performance-with-XLR8-GeForce-GTX-580) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Marc Ziccardi" }, "dateModified" : "2014-10-28T17:45:35.003Z", "datePublished" : "2010-11-09T14:01:00Z", "headline" : "PNY Delivers Extreme Gaming Performance with XLR8 GeForce GTX 580", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 334, "url" : "//cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/40268/file-14001648-jpg/images/gtx580_1536mb_pkg-resized-600.jpg", "width" : 600 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/50086/PNY-Delivers-Extreme-Gaming-Performance-with-XLR8-GeForce-GTX-580", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60.0, "url" : "https://40268.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/40268/PNY-Logo-Black-2.png", "width" : 284.4976 }, "name" : "Blog" } } ```