MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 SE

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G 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 NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 SE 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC has the Polaris 20 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 SE is based on the graphics chip Polaris 20 XT, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

The graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 SE 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 185 W.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 SE has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 235 W+ 27 %.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 SE has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 SE supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 SE 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 SE needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q3/2018.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 SE came on the market in Q4/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.