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

General info

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

149
Place in performance rating
180
71.43
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Polaris
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Polaris 20
Code name
Polaris 20
Desktop
Type
Desktop
18 April 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
15 October 2018 (3 years ago)
$229
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$566 (2.5x MSRP)
Price now
$1373
23.02
Value for money
8.27
Polaris 20
GPU code name
Polaris 20
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

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

2304
Pipelines
2048
1257 MHz
Core clock speed
1168 MHz
1340 MHz
Boost Clock
1284 MHz
5,700 million
Transistor count
5,700 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
185 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
193.0
Texture fill rate
164.4
6,175 gflops
Floating-point performance
no data
2304
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2048
1340 MHz
Boost clock speed
1284 MHz
5,700 million
Number of transistors
5,700 million
185 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
150 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

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

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
241 mm
Length
241 mm
1x 8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-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 and AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
8000 MHz
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
256.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
224.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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

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

API support

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

12 (12_0)
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon RX 580 and AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP 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 or AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
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

6.25% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($566 (2.5x MSRP) vs $1373)

More pipelines (2304 vs 2048)

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 4 GB)

More memory bandwidth (256.0 GB/s vs 224.0 GB/s)

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Less power consumption (150 Watt vs 185 Watt)

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

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 580 .

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

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Radeon RX 580
5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP