ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
vs
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.36 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.68 TFLOPS.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.55 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 7.12 TFLOPS.

GPU

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) Based on AMD Radeon RX 590
Polaris 20 XT GPU Chip Polaris 30 XT
GCN 4 Architecture GCN 4
36 Streaming Multiprocessors 36
2304 Shader 2304
32 Render Output Units 32
144 Texture Units 144
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
2.000 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
256 GB/s Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G has a turbo clock of 1.360 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is 1.545 GHz.

1.257 GHz Base Clock 1.469 GHz
1.360 GHz Boost Clock 1.545 GHz
1.34 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 90 °C.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C.

185 W TDP 225 W
-- TDP (up) --
90 °C Tjunction max 98 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 95 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
2x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 2x HDMI v2.0b
2x DP v1.4 DP Ports 2x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12 DirectX 12
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

242 mm Length 230 mm
129 mm Height 125 mm
38 mm Width 40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G was released in Q4/2017.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 published in Q4/2018 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

DUAL-RX580-8G Part-no 11289-06
Q4/2017 Release date Q4/2018
229 $ Launch Price 279 $
14 nm Structure size 14 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5
32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5
59 fps (avg)
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5
64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5
84 fps (avg)
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5
90 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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