Product Comparison: Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G vs PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil


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General Specifications
Brand
Sapphire
PowerColor
Model
Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G
Radeon RX 580 RED Devil
Origin
China
China
About the Product
The Dual-X cooler featured in the latest SAPPHIRE NITRO+ RX 590 8GB card is an all-new design. Dual-X Cooling is powered by two massive yet silent fans and state-of-the-art radiator design.
PowerColor Red Devil RX 580 and utilize 8GB of GDDR5 memory with 2304 stream processors and have 2000MHz memory clock speed which is connected via a new high speed 256-bit memory interface.
Key Specs
Video Memory Capacity
8 GB
8 GB
GPU Clock Speed
1560 MHz
1380 MHz
Memory Bus Width
256 bit
256 bit

Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G

PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil

Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G

PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil

Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G

PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil

What customers say about "Key Specs"
Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G Graphics Card
  • Very good graphics card loaded with lot of memory and good bus.
  • Runs with me in the silent bios with stable GPU clock speed of 1545 MHz and the 8GB memory.
  • Very customizable at overclocking level. Also 256 bus is great.
  • The board behaves very well for performance with 1500+ clock speed, and quiet operation.
  • I come from a 1050 of 2gb and jump is considerable to 8gb, perfect for 1080p.
PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil 8 GB DDR5 Graphics Card
  • I simply love it eats any high demanding game on ultra settings.
  • Good value, easy 1080p gaming at mid to high settings.
  • Amazing, brilliant for everything and more! Great performance.
  • The graphics performance is of course top and you get more than enough FPS.
  • The performance of the card is terrific for settings to High or Ultra.
Size & Weight
Height
1.69 in.
1.81 in.
Width
10.24 in.
8.86 in.
Depth
5.31 in.
6.18 in.
Weight
2.2 lbs.
2.2 lbs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G

PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil

Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G

PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil

Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G

PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil

Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G

PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil

Features
Processor Type
Radeon RX 590
Radeon RX 580
Video Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Video Memory Clock Speed
8400 MHz
8000 MHz
API Supported
OpenGL 4.5, DirectX 12, OpenCL 2.0, Shader Model 5.0, Vulkan API
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5
Card Size
Dual Width
Dual Width
Featured Technology
Radeon Software, Radeon FreeSync Technology, AMD LiquidVR Technology, Radeon Chill, AMD Eyefinity Technology, AMD CrossFire Technology, AMD PowerTune Technology, Radeon ReLive
CrossFireX Technology, AMD Stream Technology, AMD Eyefinity Technology, AMD Hypermemory, Radeon Chill, Radeon VR Ready, AMD XCONNECT Technology, AMD PowerTune Technology, AMD App Acceleration
Cooling System
Dual-X
Double Blades Fan
Extras
NITRO Fan Check, NITRO Quick Connect System, NITRO Glow RGB LED, NITRO CoolTech, Long Life Polymer Capacitor
Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology, AMD PowerPlay™ Technology, Mute Fan Technology, Platinum PowerKIT

Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G

PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil

What customers say about "Features"
Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G Graphics Card
  • Works like a dream, very quiet and brilliant value for money, having no trouble running g any games.
  • Good build quality, perfect fit with dual width GPU.
  • Being able to change the color of the side LEDs (which in my case changes color according to the temperature, so very useful, we know).
  • The card is whisper-quiet, the whole system is almost inaudible. That's great.
  • A bit too noisy personally when the fans go to maximum.
PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil 8 GB DDR5 Graphics Card
  • Temp and Build quality are good, some noise but not that much.
  • The build quality is fantastic. It stays at stable temperatures overclocking I will be purchasing another in the future to run in crossfire.
  • Awesome graphics card for the money. Superb quality heatsink that keeps everything cool, even when overclocked.
  • This graphics card is fantastic, the quality of the materials is superb.
  • The fans are quiet yet powerful to keep it cool.
Connectivity
Interface
PCI-E 3.0
PCI-E 3.0
Output(s)
2x DisplayPort, 2x HDMI, DL-DVI-D
DL-DVI-D, HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
What customers say about "Connectivity"
Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 8G Graphics Card
  • Using standard PCI-Express 3.0 x16 host interface. Nothing to complain about.
  • On the rear panel there are five connectors for image output: two DisplayPort, two HDMI and one DVI. As always, good, basic ports.
  • On the rear panel there are as many as five connectors for image output: two DisplayPort, two HDMI and one DVI.
  • Power on the PCI-Express line does not produce the required power on the motherboard.
  • They removed the good old one VGA, so I had to buy an adapter from VGA to HDMI.
PowerColor Radeon RX 580 RED Devil 8 GB DDR5 Graphics Card
  • I have two monitors connected to it and that works fine.
  • Excellent 3 DisplayPorts that allow me to use the card to the full.
  • Awesome connectivity for multiple monitors.
  • It’s very easy to connect because each connector works great.
  • An excellent graphics card that has excellent connection options.
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year(s)
1 year(s)
Certifications
CE, FCC
CE, FCC
Other Information
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