Comparision Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB vs XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition
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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 480 8GB video card is based on the Polaris architecture. XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition on the GCN 4.0 architecture. The first has 5700 million transistors. The second is 5700 million. Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has a transistor size of 14 nm versus 14.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1208 MHz versus 1257 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has 8 GB. XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition 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 Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB is 6. At XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition 6.25.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB scored 8698 points. And here is the second card 7504 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 12264 points. Second 13402 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 480 8GB has Directx version 12. Video card XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has 150W heat dissipation requirements versus 185W for XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition.
Why Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB is better than XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition
- Passmark score 8698 против 7504 , more on 16%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 385809 против 335817 , more on 15%
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB vs XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition: highlights
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FAQ
How does the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB scored 8698 points. The second video card scored 7504 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB is 6 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 6.25 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB 150 Watt. XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition 185 Watt.
How fast are Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB and XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB operates at 1208 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1342 MHz. The clock base frequency of XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition reaches 1257 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1405 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB supports GDDR5. Installed 8 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 256 GB/s. XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition 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 Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has 2 HDMI outputs. XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition is equipped with 1 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB uses There is no data. XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB is built on Polaris. XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition uses the GCN 4.0 architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB is equipped with Polaris 10 Ellesmere. XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition is set to Polaris 20.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has 5700 million transistors. XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Core Edition has 5700 million transistors