MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8G G5. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8G G5, chip, information processing units.

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

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  256 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8G G5. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.257 GHz 1.257 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.366 GHz+ 2 % 1.366 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  185 W 185 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 225 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8G G5.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 95 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.0b 2x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4 2x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 1
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12 12
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  270 mm 230 mm
• Height
  130 mm 125 mm
• Width
  40 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  892 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8G G5 and MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q4/2017
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  14 nm 14 nm
• Part-no
  -- 11265-05
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet