Comparision Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB vs MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB
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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 Radeon RX 480 8GB video card is based on the Polaris architecture. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB on the GCN 4.0 architecture. The first has 5700 million transistors. The second is 5700 million. Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has a transistor size of 14 nm versus 14.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1120 MHz versus 1257 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has 8 GB. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB has 8 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 256 Gb/s versus 256 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB is 4.98. At MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB 6.02.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB scored 8681 points. And here is the second card 7634 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 12241 points. Second 13634 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 Radeon RX 480 8GB has Directx version 12. Video card MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has 120W heat dissipation requirements versus 185W for MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB.
Why Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB is better than MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB
- Passmark score 8681 против 7634 , more on 14%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 385058 против 341631 , more on 13%
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB vs MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB: highlights
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FAQ
How does the Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB scored 8681 points. The second video card scored 7634 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB is 4.98 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 6.02 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB 120 Watt. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB 185 Watt.
How fast are Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB and MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB operates at 1120 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1266 MHz. The clock base frequency of MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB reaches 1257 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1340 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB supports GDDR5. Installed 8 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 256 GB/s. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB works with GDDR5. The second one has 8 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 256 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has There is no data HDMI outputs. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB is equipped with 2 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB uses There is no data. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB is built on Polaris. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB uses the GCN 4.0 architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB is equipped with Polaris 10 Ellesmere. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB is set to Polaris 20.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has 5700 million transistors. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GB has 5700 million transistors