Sanpyl GeForce GT 720 1GB GDDR3
Sanpyl
21 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE 8GB GDDR5
Sapphire
36 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Sanpyl GeForce GT 720 1GB GDDR3
No customer feedback yet
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
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Workstation
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Sanpyl GeForce GT 720 | Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 720 | Radeon RX 580 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Kepler | Polaris |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 28★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 1 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5★ |
| 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 | 295★ | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 500 |
| Power Connectors | None | 1 x 8-pin AUX Power Connector |
| Cooler | Fan | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 16X | PCI Express 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 2★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| USB-C | 0 | 0 |
| Max Displays | — | 5★ |
| Max Resolution | 4096x2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 300 | 230★ |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.32 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | — | FreeSync Technology |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✗ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Sanpyl GeForce GT 720 1GB GDDR3
- Strong compute (75th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average raster (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average vram (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
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)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 PULSE
Scores 36 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 39 specs.
