ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC
vs
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC has the Polaris 20 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is based on the graphics chip Polaris 30 XT, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

The graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 185 W.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 225 W.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is 7680x4320 pixels.

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q4/2017.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 came on the market in Q4/2018 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.