AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs AMD Radeon E8870

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon E8870 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

AMD Radeon E8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 17% higher core clock speed: 1168 MHz vs 1000 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 7697 vs 3368
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 118.97 vs 36.948
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2403.187 vs 874.689
9.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.935 vs 1.11
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9258 vs 4620
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9258 vs 4620

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 October 2018 vs 29 September 2015
Core clock speed	1168 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	7697 vs 3368
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	118.97 vs 36.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2403.187 vs 874.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.935 vs 1.11
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9258 vs 4620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9258 vs 4620

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon E8870

2x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 708 vs 658
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5030 vs 3709
5.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 18191 vs 3351
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5030 vs 3709
5.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 18191 vs 3351

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	708 vs 658
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5030 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	18191 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5030 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	18191 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
GPU 2: AMD Radeon E8870

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

7697

3368

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

658

708

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

118.97

36.948

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2403.187

874.689

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.935

1.11

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9258

4620

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

5030

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

18191

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9258

4620

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

5030

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

18191

Name	AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP	AMD Radeon E8870
PassMark - G3D Mark	7697	3368
PassMark - G2D Mark	658	708
Geekbench - OpenCL	34642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	118.97	36.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2403.187	874.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.935	1.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	127.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	625.512
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9258	4620
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3709	5030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	18191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9258	4620
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3709	5030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	18191
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3759

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP	AMD Radeon E8870
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Polaris 20	Saturn
Launch date	15 October 2018	29 September 2015
Place in performance rating	343	346
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1284 MHz
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	2,080 million
Floating-point performance		1,536 gflops
Pipelines		768
Texture fill rate		48 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	6000 MHz
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Memory bandwidth		96 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory type		GDDR5