ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition
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PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.43 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.98 TFLOPS.
The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.27 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.59 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 8 execution units. |
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| ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition | GPU | PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB |
| AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| Polaris 20 XT | GPU Chip | GM206-300-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1024 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 64 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition has a turbo clock of 1.431 GHz. The turbo frequency of the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB is 1.266 GHz. |
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| 1.257 GHz | Base Clock | 1.203 GHz |
| 1.431 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.266 GHz |
| 1.41 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition 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 PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 185 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition are cooled with a Air cooling. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 80 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| ASUS Aura Sync | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition is 53 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB is 53 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 298 mm | Length | 212 mm |
| 134 mm | Height | 112 mm |
| 53 mm | Width | 41 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 14 nanometer process, ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition was released in Q4/2017. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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| ROG-STRIX-RX580-T8G-GAMING | Part-no | KF960GTXXG4GEPB |
| Q4/2017 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 229 $ | Launch Price | 249 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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
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PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB
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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)
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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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
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ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition
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PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition
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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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ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 TOP-Edition
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PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming 4GB
4 GB GDDR5 |
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