Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE
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AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE and the AMD Radeon RX 480, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on AMD Radeon RX 480, which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. |
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| Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE | GPU | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| Polaris 20 XT | GPU Chip | Polaris 10 XT |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Ellesmere |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 2304 | Shader | 2304 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The AMD Radeon RX 480 can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE clocks in the base with up to 1.257 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 1.120 GHz. |
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| 1.257 GHz | Base Clock | 1.120 GHz |
| 1.450 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.266 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE is 235 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector. The AMD Radeon RX 480 has a TDP of 150 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 235 W | TDP | 150 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE has a total of 2 Axial fans. The AMD Radeon RX 480 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 2 x 95 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE. The AMD Radeon RX 480 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_0 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | No |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE is 260 mm long, 135 mm high and 43 mm wide. The AMD Radeon RX 480 is 240 mm long, 95 mm high and 35 mm wide. |
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| 260 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| 135 mm | Height | 95 mm |
| 43 mm | Width | 35 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE was released in Q4/2017 at a price of 229 $. The AMD Radeon RX 480 was introduced in Q2/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). |
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| 11265-00-20G | Part-no | -- |
| Q4/2017 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 229 $ | Launch Price | 199 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 14 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 LE
8 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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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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8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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8 GB GDDR5 |
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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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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE
8 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE
8 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 LE
8 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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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 LE
8 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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