GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G MI vs ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G MI and ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 580 AMD Radeon RX 580
• Execution Units
  36 36
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 20 XT Polaris 20 XT
• Render Output Units
  32 32
• Shader
  2304 2304
• Texture Units
  144 144

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  256 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  4 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 2000 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1257 MHz 1257 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1355 MHz + 1% 1360 MHz + 1%
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  185 W 185 W
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G MI and ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 2 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 × DVI 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 2 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12 12
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  116 mm 129 mm
• Length
  232 mm 242 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  36 mm 38 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G MI.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  GV-RX580GAMING-4GD-MI DUAL-RX580-8G
• Process Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2017 Q4/2017