N580GTX Lightning

N580GTX Lightning is specifically designed to handle the extreme overclocking which eager gamers and media outlets around the world have been waiting for. Industry-leading Power4 architecture and Twin Frozr III dual-fan cooling with innovative Propeller Blade technology brings together a solid power supply with advanced cooling technology.

Product Overview



Military Class II Design

MSI exclusive Military Class II design comes equipped with the industry’s highest performance components. Developed with elite engineering skills and top-notch materials, Lightning Series will deliver unbeatable reliability, letting you worry less about your hardware and focus more on your game.

Power4 Architecture

N580GTX Lightning features the industry-first Power4 Architecture to enhance the relevant design and material of four types of power supply, offering sufficient and stable power to the GPU and memory. All these can bring a more stable operating environment to either extreme gamers or overclockers.

Propeller Blade on Twin Frozr III

The all new Twin Frozr III cooling design utilizes the innovative Propeller Blade technology to double the amount of airflow compared to conventional fans. The airflow also covers a large surface to remove heat quickly and effectively, and when you add in twin 9cm PWM fans, SuperPipe technology, and the Form-in-one heatsink, it surely makes maximum performance boost possible!

Afterburner Performance Boost Utility

N580GTX Lightning graphic cards come with the latest version of MSI's exclusive Afterburner V2.1.0 overclocking utility. The utility not only adjusts GPU and memory clock but also manage the GPU/Memory/PLL(VDDCI) voltages to maximize overclocking potential. Thanks to Triple Overvoltage, the overclocking potential of N580GTX Lightning is 30%2 higher than the reference board and offers enthusiasts ultimate performance.

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Product Specification

Graphic Engine GeForce GTX 580
Bus Standard PCI Express x16 2.0
Memory Type GDDR5
Memory Size (MB) 1536
Memory Interface 384 bits
Core Clock Speed (MHz) 832 (STD: 772MHz)
Memory Clock Speed(MHz) 4200 (STD: 4008MHz)
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) N/A
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) N/A
DVI Output 2
D-SUB Output 2(optional, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor)
HDMI Output 1
Mini HDMI Output N/A
DisplayPort 1
Mini DisplayPort N/A
TV Output N/A
VIVO (Video in/out) N/A
HDTV Support N/A
HDCP Support Y
HDMI Support Y
Dual-link DVI Y
Display Output (Max Resolution) 2560x1600
RAMDACs 400
DirectX Version Support 11
OpenGL Version Support 4.0
CrossFire Support N/A
SLI Support Y
3-way SLI Y
HyperMemory Tech. N/A
TurboCache Tech. N/A
Card Dimension (mm) 305x127x45mm
Weight N/A