Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ 8GB GDDR5
Sapphire
34 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Dual OC 8GB GDDR7 Black
ASUS
65 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ 8GB GDDR5
No customer feedback yet
ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Dual OC 8GB GDDR7 Black
78 out of 100 high confidence 58 reviews
The ASUS RTX 5060 series cards are generally well-received, with many users praising their price-to-performance ratio, quiet operation, and solid 1080p gaming capabilities. However, a notable number of buyers reported receiving dead-on-arrival units or experiencing driver issues, which has tempered overall enthusiasm. Despite these concerns, most users find the card a worthwhile upgrade, especially for budget-conscious gamers.
Pros
- Great price-to-performance
- Quiet operation
- Good 1080p gaming performance
- Easy installation
- Compact size
Cons
- Dead on arrival units
- Driver issues
- 8GB VRAM limited
- No RGB lighting
- Requires driver download
Price to performance 12
Build quality 10
Performance 9
Cooling 6
Ease of installation 6
Driver issues 5
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Content Creation
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ | ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Dual OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 580 | GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | 14 nm FinFET | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 14 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | 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 | 185★ | 250 |
| Recommended PSU | 500★ | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin + 1 x 6-pin | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI-E | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 5★ | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 3840x2160 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 260 | 228★ |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.59 kg | 0.85 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | FSR | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ 8GB GDDR5
- Strong affordability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong social proof (76th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average vram (22nd percentile)
- Below average raster (23rd percentile)
- Below average rt (24th percentile)
ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Dual OC 8GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong affordability (70th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ 8GB GDDR50.087score per dollar
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Dual OC 8GB GDDR7 Black0.176score per dollar
ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Dual OC 8GB GDDR7 Black offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Dual OC
Scores 65 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 38 specs.
