AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
VS
AMD Radeon RX 470
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
VS
AMD Radeon RX 470

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon RX 470. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

180
Place in performance rating
169
no data
Value for money (0-100)
90.33
GCN 4.0
Architecture
Polaris
Polaris 20
Code name
Ellesmere
Desktop
Type
Desktop
15 October 2018 (3 years ago)
Release date
4 August 2016 (5 years ago)
no data
Launch price (MSRP)
$179
$1373
Price now
$145 (0.8x MSRP)
8.27
Value for money
69.00
Polaris 20
GPU code name
Polaris 10 Pro
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon RX 470 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

2048
Pipelines
2048
1168 MHz
Core clock speed
926 MHz
1284 MHz
Boost Clock
1206 MHz
5,700 million
Transistor count
5,700 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
150 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
164.4
Texture fill rate
154.4
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Floating-point performance
4,940 gflops
2048
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2048
1284 MHz
Boost clock speed
1206 MHz
5,700 million
Number of transistors
5,700 million
150 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
120 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon RX 470.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
241 mm
Length
241 mm
1x 8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon RX 470 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
7000 MHz
Memory clock speed
6600 MHz
224.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
211.2 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon RX 470, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon RX 470 is the additional functionality.

no data
FreeSync
+
no data
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
+

API support

The difference in supported APIs is AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon RX 470. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_0)
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
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Vulkan
1.2.131
no data
Shader Model
6.4
no data
OpenCL
2.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon RX 470 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP or AMD Radeon RX 470 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
AMD Radeon RX 470
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
AMD Radeon RX 470
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
AMD Radeon RX 470 73.8 53.4
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
AMD Radeon RX 470
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
AMD Radeon RX 470
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

More memory bandwidth (224.0 GB/s vs 211.2 GB/s)

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470

0.25% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($145 (0.8x MSRP) vs $1373)

Less power consumption (120 Watt vs 150 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 4 GB)

So, AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP or AMD Radeon RX 470?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 470 .

AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP versus AMD Radeon RX 470 performance benchmarks comparison

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