AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs AMD Radeon RX 480

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon RX 480 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 1168 MHz vs 1120 MHz
  • Around 1% higher boost clock speed: 1284 MHz vs 1266 MHz
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 122.268 vs 103.851
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1890.261 vs 769.541
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.121 vs 7.593
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 117.008 vs 67.879
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 625.621 vs 597.772
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 October 2018 vs 29 June 2016
Core clock speed 1168 MHz vs 1120 MHz
Boost clock speed 1284 MHz vs 1266 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 122.268 vs 103.851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1890.261 vs 769.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.121 vs 7.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.008 vs 67.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 625.621 vs 597.772

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 480

  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8609 vs 7681
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 776 vs 662
  • Around 13% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39250 vs 34632
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11172 vs 9258
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11172 vs 9258
  • Around 11% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4165 vs 3755
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8609 vs 7681
PassMark - G2D Mark 776 vs 662
Geekbench - OpenCL 39250 vs 34632
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11172 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3719 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3361 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11172 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3719 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3361 vs 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4165 vs 3755

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 480

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
7681
8609
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
662
776
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
34632
39250
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
122.268
103.851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1890.261
769.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.121
7.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
117.008
67.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
625.621
597.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9258
11172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9258
11172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3361
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
3755
4165
Name AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP AMD Radeon RX 480
PassMark - G3D Mark 7681 8609
PassMark - G2D Mark 662 776
Geekbench - OpenCL 34632 39250
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 122.268 103.851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1890.261 769.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.121 7.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.008 67.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 625.621 597.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9258 11172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9258 11172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 3361
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3755 4165

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP AMD Radeon RX 480

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Launch date 15 October 2018 29 June 2016
Place in performance rating 356 354
Type Desktop Desktop
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $299.99
Value for money (0-100) 39.12

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1284 MHz 1266 MHz
Core clock speed 1168 MHz 1120 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 5,700 million
Compute units 36
Floating-point performance 5.8 TFLOPs
GPU Power 110 Watt
Pipelines 2304
Stream Processors 2304
Texture fill rate 182.3 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm 241 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support n / a
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan

Memory

Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 7000 MHz
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
Enduro
FreeSync
FRTC
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HD3D
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready
ZeroCore