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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G vs XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.20 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G has 1024 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.20 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 2.19 TFLOPS.

XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.37 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.37 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.71 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB is 161 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
Speed index
2/100
5/100
FP32
2.19 TFLOPS
5.71 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.20 GHz
1.37 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
75 W
185 W
Launch Price
99 $
229 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 560 (16 CU)AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
GPU ChipPolaris 21 XTPolaris 20 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors1636
Shader10242304
Render Output Units1632
Texture Units64144
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
Memory Size2 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G is equipped with a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
Base Clock1.199 GHz1.257 GHz
Boost Clock1.199 GHz1.366 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.19 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G has a turbo clock of 1.199 GHz. The turbo frequency of the XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB is 1.366 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
TDP75 W185 W
Tjunction max97 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power--1 x 8-Pin
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G has -- connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 97 °C.

The XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G are cooled with a Air cooling.

The XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
Max. resolution5120x28807680x4320
DirectX1212
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

The XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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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.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
Length170 mm266 mm
Height115 mm133 mm
Width29 mm43 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G is 29 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB is 29 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2GXFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 8PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2017Q3/2018
Launch Price99 $229 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Part-noGV-RX560OC-2GDRX-580P8RFD6
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G was released in Q2/2017.

The XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB published in Q3/2018 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

Benchmark results

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) XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB +181.8 %

  1. 11 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB +84.4 %

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB +102.4 %

  1. 42 fps (avg)
  2. 85 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 XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB +112.0 %

  1. 20,390
  2. 43,227

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB +124.9 %

  1. 17,984
  2. 40,453

Geekbench 6 - Metal XFX Radeon RX 580 Double Dissipation 8GB +116.1 %

  1. 19,769
  2. 42,717

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