Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE 8GB GDDR5
Sapphire
36 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus 8GB GDDR7
MSI
72 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
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus 8GB GDDR7
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 1440p
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE | MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 580 | GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Polaris | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 30★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 19.18000030517578★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 19.18000030517578★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300 | 145★ |
| Recommended PSU | 500★ | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin AUX Power Connector | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 5★ | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 8K (4320p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 230★ | 303 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | — | 1.11 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | FreeSync Technology | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE 8GB GDDR5
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average efficiency (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average raster (23rd percentile)
- Below average rt (25th percentile)
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus 8GB GDDR7
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong efficiency (86th percentile)86th %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE 8GB GDDR50.002score per dollar
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus 8GB GDDR70.008score per dollar
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus 8GB GDDR7 offers 4.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus
Scores 72 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 40 specs.
