Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.41 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.90 TFLOPS.
The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.82 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.78 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 16 execution units. |
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| Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 | GPU | ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition |
| AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| Polaris 20 XT | GPU Chip | Navi 24 XT |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1024 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 64 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 16 |
MemoryThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition has a 4 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.250GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.250 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 18.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 144 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 64 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 has a turbo clock of 1.411 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition is 2.820 GHz. |
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| 1.257 GHz | Base Clock | 2.200 GHz |
| 1.411 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.820 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.65 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 has 1 x 6-Pin, 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 ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 97 °C. |
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| 235 W | TDP | 107 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 97 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 are cooled with a Air cooling. The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 95 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 2 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12. The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | ASUS Aura Sync |
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 |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 is 43 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition is 43 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 260 mm | Length | 201 mm |
| 135 mm | Height | 128 mm |
| 43 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 4 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 14 nanometer process, Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 was released in Q4/2017. The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition published in Q1/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 6 nanometers. |
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| 11265-01 / 11265-03 / 11265-34 | Part-no | DUAL-RX6500XT-O4G |
| Q4/2017 | Release date | Q1/2022 |
| 229 $ | Launch Price | 199 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 6 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
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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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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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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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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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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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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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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