RX 580

Written analysis

RX 580 at a glance

The RX 580 is based on the GCN 4.0 architecture and is manufactured using the 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It ships with 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus , about 256 GB/s. Shader count is 2304 across 36 CU/SM. The board interface is PCIe 3.0 x16.

Reference board power is a moderate 185 W with 1x 8-pin. Final PSU and case requirements still depend on the specific partner card and the rest of the system.

VRAM capacity is entry-level at 8 GB. Best at 1080p / light 1440p. Newer titles at ultra can fill the buffer quickly.

Best fit: Basic gaming or display workloads where price, compatibility, and power matter more than high settings.

Gaming performance

RX 580 is a budget gaming GPU, at 11.59% of the dataset’s best 1440p raster performance. Keep the rest of the build in the same class.

1440p value is excellent at 88.3 performance per dollar.