Review on Video card MSI Radeon RX 580 1393MHz PCI-E 3.0 8192MB 8100MHz 256 bit DVI 2xHDMI HDCP Gaming X, Retail by Adam Orlowski ᠌

In principle, the 580 is the same Polaris architecture, only a new revision with a slightly improved technical process. From here we get a slightly higher frequency of operation out of the box and the chances of a more significant overclocking. I managed to achieve stable operation of the card at 1410MHz and 1.2V. 1.2V is, by the way, the maximum available voltage in AMD Wattman (by default, it is slightly lower there - 12022V). In MSI Afterburner, you can put it higher, but here it is already at your own peril and risk. For Polaris, AMD recommends not to exceed the voltage of 1.25V, and during the load in games with 1.2V set, periodic jumps up to 1.23-1.24V are noticeable. So be aware. VRAM I was able to overclock to a stable 2150MHz at 1.1V for the memory controller. In the 3dmark Firestrike Extreme stress test, the card's peak consumption reaches 210W - that is, it falls within the allowable limit of 225W (150W via an 8-pin connector + 75W via a PCI-E connector). In games, such as GTA V, the card consumes about 130-160W on average, which is generally satisfactory. The temperature under 100% load quickly reaches 72-74º and stabilizes somewhere in these limits. But I have an aggressive fan curve - at temperatures above 70º I set the maximum spinning speed. And it gets pretty noisy. If you want less noise, set the fans to be quieter, but then expect higher temperatures. In general, the map suits me. Runs games like GTA V, Witcher 3, Fallout 4 on ultra settings at 1080p with almost constant 60 FPS. Together with the overclocked Ryzen 1600, we got a budget and powerful “red” gaming assembly. Another thing is that the card is now wildly overpriced. For good, a fair price of 580 is 15-17k. I took it for 19k, but only because I was already in the mood to take Polaris and didn’t want to overpay for 1070. For > 20k it definitely doesn’t make sense to take it, it’s better to save up and take some budget model 1070. Well, or wait for the release of Vega, which seems to be scheduled for June.