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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB

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7 editorial reviews
The old RX 580 has still got the goods, outpacing the GTX 1060 and undercutting the GTX 1660 TiRead more
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is a powerful if bulky graphics card that gives low-end Nvidia GeForce RTX cards a run for their money, while also flat-out dominating GeForce GTX entries from 2019.Read more
Sapphire's Pulse graphics cards focus on "great value for your money." We review the Sapphire Radeon RX 570 Pulse and Radeon RX 580 Pulse alongside the pricier Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+.Read more
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Pros

  • the two cards are identical in every respect
  • both cards are acceptably quiet inside a closed case
  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips

Cons

  • Sapphire logo lacks the RGB illumination found on the Nitro+
  • overclocking headroom could be a new BIOS
  • AMD has a real fight on its hands right out of the gate

Key specs

  • PCI Express 3.0 x16
  • GDDR5 SDRAM
  • 8 GB
  • 3840, 2160
  • 500 W
  • 1366 MHz

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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB - Pros & Cons

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB

Pros

  • the two cards are identical in every respect
  • both cards are acceptably quiet inside a closed case
  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips
  • Fairly normal process for how amd work in all honesty
  • solid build quality and performance

Cons

  • Sapphire logo lacks the RGB illumination found on the Nitro+
  • overclocking headroom could be a new BIOS
  • AMD has a real fight on its hands right out of the gate
  • More Card is long and bulky
  • the first time the card has been visibly behind in this horse race
  • the idle temperature is quite a bit cooler
  • results can be erratic
  • in-game frame rates
  • Limited
  • AMD you lost millions of buyers
  • monopolized by display outputs

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB - Technical Overview

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IconEffective clock speed
7000 MHz
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Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G
Effective clock speed: 19500 MHz
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1366 MHz

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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB - Full Specifications

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General
Bus TypePCI Express 3.0 x16
Max monitors supported5
API Supported
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
  • OpenCL 2.0
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Processor
Core clock1366.0 MHz
Stream Processors2304
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Dimensions
Height4.92 in
Width1.57 in
Depth9.06 in
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Memory
Memory technologyGDDR5 SDRAM
Memory size8 GB
Effective clock speed7000.0 MHz
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Display
Max resolution3840 x 2160
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Power
Power consumption (operational)225.0 W
Minimum system power supply500.0 W

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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB Sapphire - Editorial Reviews (7)

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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB AMD RX 580 8GB review: one of the best-value graphics cards you can jam into your gaming PC
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PCGamesN
Published: 28.05.2019
AMD RX 580 8GB review: one of the best-value graphics cards you can jam into your gaming PC

The old RX 580 has still got the goods, outpacing the GTX 1060 and undercutting the GTX 1660 Ti

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT Review
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PCMAG
Published: 21.01.2020
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT Review
4.0

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is a powerful if bulky graphics card that gives low-end Nvidia GeForce RTX cards a run for their money, while also flat-out dominating GeForce GTX entries from 2019.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB Sapphire Radeon RX 570 Pulse and RX 580 Pulse review: Solid gaming on a tight budget
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pcworld.com_techhive.com
Published: 15.05.2017
Sapphire Radeon RX 570 Pulse and RX 580 Pulse review: Solid gaming on a tight budget
4.0

Sapphire's Pulse graphics cards focus on "great value for your money." We review the Sapphire Radeon RX 570 Pulse and Radeon RX 580 Pulse alongside the pricier Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB Sapphire Radeon RX 570 Pulse and RX 580 Pulse review: Solid gaming on a tight budget
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PC World
Published: 15.05.2017
Sapphire Radeon RX 570 Pulse and RX 580 Pulse review: Solid gaming on a tight budget

While Sapphire's flagship Nitro+ series goes for broke, the Pulse lineup focuses on value.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB Sapphire RX 580 Pulse 8GB Review
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KitGuru
Published: 17.05.2017
Sapphire RX 580 Pulse 8GB Review

Following on from our launch-day coverage of the RX 500-series, today we analyse another RX 580. Thi

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB Review
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tomshardware.co.uk
Published: 18.04.2017
AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB Review

AMD is ready to introduce Radeon RX 580. Utilizing the same Ellesmere GPU at a slightly higher core clock rate, the company hopes to win over gamers using older graphics cards based on 28nm processors.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphics Card Review | eTeknix
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eTeknix
Published: 28.04.2017
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphics Card Review | eTeknix

Introduction Sapphire is one of the biggest names out there when it comes to creating great AMD graphics cards. We've already taken a look at their lovely Nitro+ RX 570. Not forgetting quite a few other RX 580's and they have been impressive regarding value for mone. This is especially true for 1080p gaming, even at ultra settings. However, the new Pulse series from Sapphire promise performance close to that of their more expensive Nitro+ cards, but a more attractive price for those who may be on a slightly tighter budget. Radeon Chill, HDR, FreeSync 2 and much more! Cheaper doesn't

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