AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs AMD Radeon RX 580

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon RX 580 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 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
  • Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1890.261 vs 1022.932
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.121 vs 9.235
  • Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 149.333 vs 84.034
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 614.542 vs 607.721
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 October 2018 vs 18 April 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1890.261 vs 1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.121 vs 9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 149.333 vs 84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 614.542 vs 607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 vs 3349

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

  • Around 8% higher core clock speed: 1257 MHz vs 1168 MHz
  • Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 1340 MHz vs 1284 MHz
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 7000 MHz
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8877 vs 7707
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 771 vs 662
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 42046 vs 34846
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 116.142 vs 115.237
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11281 vs 9258
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11281 vs 9258
  • Around 15% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4359 vs 3776
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1257 MHz vs 1168 MHz
Boost clock speed 1340 MHz vs 1284 MHz
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz vs 7000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8877 vs 7707
PassMark - G2D Mark 771 vs 662
Geekbench - OpenCL 42046 vs 34846
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 116.142 vs 115.237
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11281 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11281 vs 9258
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4359 vs 3776

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
7707
8877
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
662
771
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
34846
42046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
115.237
116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1890.261
1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.121
9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
149.333
84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
614.542
607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9258
11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9258
11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
3776
4359
Name AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP AMD Radeon RX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark 7707 8877
PassMark - G2D Mark 662 771
Geekbench - OpenCL 34846 42046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 115.237 116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1890.261 1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.121 9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 149.333 84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 614.542 607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9258 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9258 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3776 4359

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP AMD Radeon RX 580

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Polaris 20 Polaris 20
Launch date 15 October 2018 18 April 2017
Place in performance rating 335 331
Type Desktop Desktop
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $169.99
Value for money (0-100) 76.21

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1284 MHz 1340 MHz
Core clock speed 1168 MHz 1257 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 185 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 5,700 million
Compute units 36
Floating-point performance 6.2 TFLOPs
Pipelines 2304
Pixel fill rate 42.88 GP/s
Render output units 32
Stream Processors 2304
Texture fill rate 192.96 GTexel/s
Texture Units 144

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
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 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt

API support

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

Memory

Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 8000 MHz
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit
Memory type GDDR5

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready