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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5 vs MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G. Specifications

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Released
Q4/2017
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5
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Q3/2019
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G

What's the best choice Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5 or MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G? Which graphics card is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5 has a base frequency of 1.257 GHz. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q4/2017.

MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G has a base frequency of 1.257 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2427 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2301 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2428 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2327 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    1857 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1913 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2090 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1252 place
  • More memory

    100% more memory

    8 GB left arrow 4 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5 and MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G, chip, information processing units.

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

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

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

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

  • Base Clock
    1257 MHz left arrow 1257 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1366 MHz + 2% left arrow 1366 MHz + 2%
  • Game Clock
    - left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow -
  • TDP
    185 W left arrow 185 W
  • TDP (up)
    225 W left arrow -
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5 and MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G.

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

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

  • DirectX
    12 left arrow 12
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow MSI Mystic Light
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow No
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
Dimensions

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

  • Height
    125 mm left arrow 140 mm
  • Length
    230 mm left arrow 276 mm
  • Slot Size
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    - left arrow 978 g
  • Width
    40 mm left arrow 42 mm
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4G G5.

  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow -
  • Part Number
    11265-09 left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

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