Comparision Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition vs MSI Radeon RX 480
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition video card is based on the Polaris architecture. MSI Radeon RX 480 on the Polaris architecture. The first has 5700 million transistors. The second is 5700 million. Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition has a transistor size of 12 nm versus 14.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1469 MHz versus 1120 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition has 8 GB. MSI Radeon RX 480 has 8 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 268.8 Gb/s versus 256 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition is 7.05. At MSI Radeon RX 480 4.9.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition scored 9349 points. And here is the second card 8571 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 16346 points. Second 12085 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 3.0 x16. The second is PCIe 3.0 x16. Video card Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition has Directx version 12. Video card MSI Radeon RX 480 -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition has 175W heat dissipation requirements versus 120W for MSI Radeon RX 480.
Why Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition is better than MSI Radeon RX 480
- Passmark score 9349 против 8571 , more on 9%
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score 84408 против 71618 , more on 18%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score 14029 против 10243 , more on 37%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score 16346 против 12085 , more on 35%
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score 22713 против 17772 , more on 28%
- 3DMark Vantage Performance test score 47105 против 39226 , more on 20%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 386640 против 380174 , more on 2%
- GPU base clock speed 1469 MHz против 1120 MHz, more on 31%
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition vs MSI Radeon RX 480: highlights
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FAQ
How does the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition scored 9349 points. The second video card scored 8571 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition is 7.05 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 4.9 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition 175 Watt. MSI Radeon RX 480 120 Watt.
How fast are Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition and MSI Radeon RX 480?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition operates at 1469 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1560 MHz. The clock base frequency of MSI Radeon RX 480 reaches 1120 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1266 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition supports GDDR5. Installed 8 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 268.8 GB/s. MSI Radeon RX 480 works with GDDR5. The second one has 8 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 268.8 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition has 2 HDMI outputs. MSI Radeon RX 480 is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition uses There is no data. MSI Radeon RX 480 is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition is built on Polaris. MSI Radeon RX 480 uses the Polaris architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition is equipped with Polaris 30. MSI Radeon RX 480 is set to Polaris 10 Ellesmere.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. MSI Radeon RX 480 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 Special Edition has 5700 million transistors. MSI Radeon RX 480 has 5700 million transistors