Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE 8GB GDDR5
Sapphire
35 Overall Score
vs
Sanpyl GeForce GT 720 1GB GDDR3
Sanpyl
11 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE 8GB GDDR5
85 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews
The Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX 580 is widely praised for its solid performance, especially in gaming and video editing, offering a noticeable upgrade over older cards. Users highlight its ease of installation, quiet operation, and good value for the price, though some note minor issues like a bent bracket or lack of Apple boot screen. Overall, it remains a reliable choice for budget-conscious builders and Mac Pro users.
Pros
- Solid gaming performance
- Easy installation
- Quiet operation
- Good value for money
- Works well with Mac Pro
Cons
- Slightly bent bracket on arrival
- No Apple boot screen
- Potential driver conflicts
- Runs warm under load
- Requires adapter for some monitors
Gaming performance 5
Ease of installation 5
Mac compatibility 4
Value for money 4
Build quality 3
Noise level 2
Sanpyl GeForce GT 720 1GB GDDR3
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Workstation
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE | Sanpyl GeForce GT 720 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 580 | GeForce GT 720 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Polaris | Kepler |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 28★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | 1 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5★ | GDDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 54★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 55.29999923706055★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 27.649999618530273★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 185★ | 295 |
| Recommended PSU | 500 | 450★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin AUX Power Connector | None |
| Cooler | Dual Fan★ | Fan |
| Fans | 2★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 | PCI Express 3.0 16X |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 | 0 |
| Max Displays | 5★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 4096x2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 230★ | 300 |
| Slot Width | 2 | 1★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | — | 0.32 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | FreeSync Technology | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | — |
| RGB | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE 8GB GDDR5
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong affordability (79th percentile)
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Below average compute (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average efficiency (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average raster (22nd percentile)
- Below average rt (24th percentile)
Sanpyl GeForce GT 720 1GB GDDR3
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average efficiency (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average raster (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average vram (10th percentile)10th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE
Scores 35 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 39 specs.