Scott Wasson & the Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+ Tear-Down

[@UKFX]

That is a gloriously engineered heatsink. I am proud to have this card.

[@kola7106]

Is it quiet?

[@batvenio3533]

Me too 😁

[@tatterdemalion898]

Are you also experiencing trouble with dual HDMI setup? I tested it with two monitors with HDMI -> VGA converters, several models. As well as with two HDMI native displays. The situation remains the same, it just shows the two screens for a few moments and then the screens just go blank and they show signall missing warning. This is happening under both windows and linux. Can i be sure that a dual display port solution works?

[@linker11]

​@@tatterdemalion898 Your HDMI -> VGA converter works fine with a single monitor? I'd just bought a RX 580 Nitro+ 4GB, but I have a VGA monitor ;-;.

[@tatterdemalion898]

@@linker11 Hi, it turns put that it is something with that VR Ready feature. If both hdmi ports are being detected to be used, the video card expects to identify the same hardware, or so i've read. For one single hdmi, it has absolutely no problem. Also with adapter, it works fine, but, there is a chance that your screen might not display the image correctly. As i have two vga monitors, with hdmi adapter, one will show the image vorrectly, the other one will identify the resolution incorrectly and you might also get some artifacts on the screen.

[@FreeMind4492]

I think this is the best budget graphics card ever produced by AMD and Sapphire since the X1950 Pro.

[@Porkleaker]

Especially with how prices have dropped lately, it's by far the best budget card.

[@umeng2002]

Keep him locked in a closet until he spills the beans on Vega... also, after seeing a video of someone using Radeon Chill, it actually is quite interesting... it's way more than a frame rate cap.

[@gctdonyre]

It's not really worth it if you're still on a static refresh rate monitor. The dynamic frame capping will cause eyestrain on a static monitor. This is really great for freesync monitor obviously, although, if you don't play any of the games supported by the Chill it's also not worthy, until of course it becomes a global setting feature which is a long ways off.

[@ChiefFalque]

Bob, it should still be done, as it's a great feature given the sheer amount of affordable monitors supporting freesync, and the ever expanding range of very popular games supported. At a later point when it's relevant to a majority of the AMD users subscribing to the channel, it won't be a new feature anymore, and making a video about it will be even less relevant. Make the video now, and people can find it, or know about its capability, way ahead of time. This would also make a compelling argument for different use scenarios to choose AMD. If you don't already own a monitor, and you're building your first PC, you won't be going far out of your way to find yourself a monitor capable of this. Chill is a very useful feature, both for power usage, AND for responsiveness in the supported use cases. PLUS, making a video about it will serve one of your own points; "it's not really worth it if you're still on a static refresh rate monitor" - a video would shed light on this point, especially if made by GN.

[@Kekeripo]

umeng2002 sapphire cards really have a Sexy design.

[@stairfall12345678900]

Free-sync monitors are also way cheaper than G-sync monitors!

[@GamersNexus]

This felt like filming a cooking show. Kind of a fun format! Working on our RX 570 review/benchmarking now. Our 580 review is already up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3rTgKtujrqLq7c Buildzoid has analyzed the Sapphire Nitro card on his channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5KokGmbe8aMoNU

[@charliebrownau]

Gday from everything Ive seen RX 480 and RX580 is almost the SAME FPS ,yet the RX 580 is AUD$74 MORE in AUSTRALIA

[@mat579]

I really like this format.

[@Tuchulu]

Gamers Nexus This video was a lot of fun!

[@adrianglessner5979]

Gamers Nexus cooking show and Amd. Irony

[@SauceBoss787]

i really liked it. I felt like I was watching this old house but instead it was called this old gpu.

[@Miqelitterus]

Scott Wasson has a really pleasant voice that's refreshing to hear. Really he reminds me of a professor that actually cares about what he teaches. I hope we get to see more of him in the future

[@taotechnique]

A year later, still an excellent card.

[@gatorsan132]

@@gloopington i'm planning on getting this card now

[@Th1nk1n6]

how are the RX 580 acoustics? does it run naturally loud, or just at load?

[@Th1nk1n6]

​@@gloopington thanks for the reply. I am always concerned about thermals and noise, hence the question - and many reviews focus on fps benchmarks in different games, sometimes thermals, less often sound.

[@mrrkkii]

Still a great card!

[@Lockheed7]

Still awesome, just got it, easily overclocked to SE specs stable around 70 degrees Celsius

[@Meekmillan]

I installed this card about a month ago and turns churns out AAA games on highest settings like butter at 60hz (monitor limit)

[@d2ricci]

I was waiting for Scott to say "Oh no, that's not supposed to be removed!"

[@RepsUp100]

Scott Wasson comes baring gifts. A few people have flashed their 480s with the 580 BIOS, can you explore that GN?

[@GamersNexus]

Looking into it!

[@RepsUp100]

Higher clocks, more refined low power states, etc.

[@matthewfennell7886]

Gamers Nexus I've done it. Contact me if you need more info.

[@m-copyright]

There's nothing really to explore. The 500 Series is just a re-brand of the 400 series. Just clocked higher by increasing the voltage. That's all the 500 series is.

[@JoshuaNicoll]

not likely, Polaris doesn't benefit from more voltage all that much, it hits a wall pretty quickly, overclocking with LN2 and volt modded cards revealed that more voltage for vcore didn't yield much.

[@Artas1984]

I was waiting for this RX580 to transform into a Decepticon Megatron's big fucking gun!

[@TMS5100]

Got several of these, the cooling is definitely badass. They run very cool and incredibly quiet. Very impressed by sapphire and look forward to their future products!

[@iGoValkyrie]

wow ur the first reviewer that mention the radeon chill in the rx 500 series analysis. why does everyone ignore this feature???

[@iGoValkyrie]

especially those complaining about the rx 580s massive peak power draw

[@wabbajackwabbajack6932]

Ive found that "chill" doesnt work very well and introduces jarring frame drops. Not supposed to notice since it should only drop fps when holding still but to me its very noticeable, after you start/stop moving it can take a full second or longer to get back up to normal fps. I have feesync monitor and all that jazz as well, still not a great experience so I just turn "chill" off.

[@franklogrim8510]

He wanted to talk about the chill feature, but ended up not talking about it.. I saw AdoreTv talk about it in his review its honestly really cool.

[@ChiefFalque]

Yup. AdoredTV is also a very solid channel for GPU and CPU stuff.

[@Kekeripo]

He did talk about it? 4:30

[@ellypsis603]

Gorgeous cooler

[@1967KID]

I remember I when to computex in NYC in 2001 I believe I had a blast.

[@LawrenceTimme]

Rx480 ghz edition with Radeon and chill lol

[@somerandoasshatontheintern8337]

still rocking this same card 7 years after release date. best amd card i ever owned.

[@katerwhall1865]

the battle is on. red vs green. I am extremely happy there is competition. I can't wait for a Vega tear down.

[@icneo9738]

Built my sisters pcs with rx580s. Especially considering that they ate 80 to 100 USD used, still an excellent card.

[@jeremysandidge676]

I have this card! I just took it apart to replace the thermal paste and the thermal pad on one of the memory blocks was damaged beyond use. Can you recommend a good adhesive thermal paste to use to replace it?

[@utkualcn8145]

Hey bro, did u find a solution ?

[@_FoxMulder]

???

[@simonecancellikirei3634]

I would be interested in knowing the thickness of the thermal pads

[@MudkipMan97]

www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comments/azyecc/rx_580_nitro_thermal_pad_thickness/

[@_FoxMulder]

????

[@sirchristopher2000]

@@_FoxMulder? Yes I also need pad thickness info. I'm measuring at 1mm with callipers but not easy considering compression after teardown.

[@EVOXSNES]

Well, that was an interesting interview. Good job changing up the format.

[@kidkool8533]

Love the teardowns!

[@mr.rapter4517]

Drinking game: drink up everytime Steve says "right".

[@james2042]

thats how you die

[@connor040606]

Great vid as always, love these tear downs!

[@peterjansen4826]

Congratulations to Sapphire for making a decent card this time. Finally a Polaris card that is not unnecessary (or less) noisy while cooling enough. About time! :)

[@DesumetaruLiadz666]

I feel ripped off since Sapphire was supposed to be the AMD god of custom cards, and the RX480 nitro+ gets hotter than most models, and now they fixed this on the RX 580...damn bad luck i had there...

[@birkburk6331]

I love your teardown videos!

[@RoBoTNiKaa]

solid work. Highly enjoyable

[@sandflesh]

id love to see the new xfx gtr-s teardown. and a gigbyte and asrock am4 motherboard tear down. your reviews and tear downs, definitely help when making a purchase decision based on build quality.

[@sgredsch]

that cooler is incredibly well done. did sapphire again upgrade their diamond power chokes? looks like they got some kind of rubber or something running around the chasing.

[@BurntFaceMan]

loved seeing Scotts reaction to Jesus just stright taking the card apart seconds after been handed it haha!

[@HimTortons]

Inbox Camping > Notification Squad

[@silverwerewolf975]

Even overclocked this gpu stays on the highs 40c or low 50c while gaming xD, its so cold

[@steviewonderzaful]

what was your max oc i have the same card but the special edition got 1500 mhz 2250 easy from the stock 1340 and 2100 out performs rx590 by a long way and even when maxed out on the oc it temp is so low i can put the card in 0 fan mode and it wont go past 60c with 25 percent fan speed it goes max 45c

[@matt_lore]

honestly why didnt they name this release the rx 485, 475, 465, and 450. It would have made much more sense with what they are bringing to the table

[@UchihaSumairu]

but does it blend?

[@OGBhyve]

What camera do you use for your PCB shots you send to Buildzoid?

[@aargoins]

Please do a review of the NZXT Kraken G12 in the future! Thank you!

[@opgssatu2504]

still own this card in 2023, next year too

[@JediPeaceWalker]

I see Scott Wasson in the title, I force click like before even clicking to watch the video.

[@markdavenportjr5129]

Nice cant wait for amazon to stock up more on these 580 cards. :)

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

I am surprised he let you take it apart without a low level preheated. Like a 120° preheat to make the glue soften especially for the gpu, and memory because what he said was with surprise. For me it would be a disaster.

[@cryptonian101]

@Gamers Nexus what’s the difference between the Special Edition (blue) and the Regular Edition (black)? Besides the color.

[@sanctorum21]

Can we get an AM4 motherboard overview? AsRock vs Asus vs Gigabyte vs MSI vs Biostar?

[@benshivd]

Steve i dont know if it has been addressed. But i was wondering. Are these DX12 cards backward compatable. I have and know of several others that have been having DX11 incompatability issues. I have a 1060 GTX currently and one of the games i have been having issues with Sniper Elite 4 for example. It has random DX11.exe stopped working errors. I have this feeling since Win 7 64bit i run is not able to upgrade DX12. Is that the problems i have been having

[@brkkab123321]

Weird part is my NITRO+ RX 480 8 can overclock to e NITRO+ RX 580 8GB. That kindMHz of makes no sense to me. Also my RX 480 can overclock toMHz graphics & MHz ram with no issues with a custom fan curve and overvoltage.

[@Tuchulu]

Why do business computer motherboards recognize nvidia cards but not AMD?

[@BuffaloWarrior7]

How different are the PCB's/Coolers for the Nitro+ 580 and the Nitro+480? Pretty much the exact same with a tweaked GPU die? Or is it more than that?

[@lirocrazy]

Hello you can tell me please what is the thickness of the thermal pads of that same target please ❤️

[@MudkipMan97]

www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comments/azyecc/rx_580_nitro_thermal_pad_thickness/

[@trevorjaster4072]

I have a question. Is vega going to focus on board partners? With the fury x it was disappointing to have only the reference card available.

[@EricTanGH0ST]

one of the biggest ? have he even seen the 290X Vapor X 8GB ??

[@DigBipper188]

I kinda wish AMD would have had the RX570 as fast as or faster than the RX 480 and built a faster Polaris silicon for the 580... Maybe something like 40 CUs instead of 32, but, there's not a lot you can do on the restrictive RnD budget AMD has...

[@MrComputerCoder]

a 570 is as fast as a 480. Would be pointless and useless to modify a Polaris chip that wasn't designed for 40CUs. You'd basically have to start all over. RnD has nothing to do with it. More like common business sense.

[@luncentlucyLucy_Cy]

Amazing gpu...

[@bassbatterer]

For me i'd rather put a (modified) 480 bios on my 580 than a 580 bios on my 480 as then i essentially have a platinum 480 rather than a regular 580 (in the first case) or a terrible 580 (in the second case)

[@antoinedrela794]

Please can someone tell me where to find this light gray model?! Impossible to get it in France even on second hand market! Even just the shroud to customize my 590!

[@AbdurRahman-op2om]

Hello all, I have the same card 8GB version and I've been having few issues with it; 1. The fan doesn't turn on even at high temps, i have paired it with ANTEC VP 550w 80 plus gold. The fan doesn't work at all all of a sudden! 2. The RGB doesn't turn on either. But I'm able to make it boot and the display and all the other drivers recognise the card. What could be the problem? What should I do? Please help me, thank you in advance..

[@brkkab123321]

NITRO+ RX 480 8GB MHZ, MHz ram speed, overvoltage +60mV and custom fan curve.

[@georgep8270]

Gamers Nexus tell Scott I am very disappointed that amd didn t did a bigger card from 480 - 580 like +50 % gpu cores

[@steviewonderzaful]

i just picked up this card but the special edtion blue version in mint condition with warranty sticker still attached furmark max temp 51c the bios swith boost the card too 1340mhz ans 2100mhz memory,can oc too 1500mhz core and 2250mhz memory getting 5 percent more speed than rx 590

[@SnakeCRO]

You mean 1430 and 2100 :)

[@steviewonderzaful]

@@SnakeCRO yes your correct

[@SnakeCRO]

@@steviewonderzaful awesome card, also have it. Still going strong!

[@steviewonderzaful]

@@SnakeCRO it's s good mining card too good hashrates

[@SnakeCRO]

@@steviewonderzaful good for you man, I'm using mine for gaming.

[@SkylineR34GTR92]

yay ,new video

[@Mynx31]

Can you crossfire a 480 and 580?

[@yulusleonard985]

you can.

[@Orion_g6]

mike fox they are essentially the same gpu. The 580 is just on a more efficient node

[@MrComputerCoder]

Yes but you will have the 580 at higher clocks than a 480, which may cause problems. Make the 580 the card in the top slot if you do

[@matthewfennell7886]

Even if it didn't with out any tweaks just flash a 580 bios and underclock

[@MrComputerCoder]

Matthew Fennell Then what is the point? mine as well buy a cheaper 480 if he isn't going to push the OC

[@Dark71833]

for a change of thermal pads, what thickness is recommended for these cards? Someone knows...

[@MudkipMan97]

www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comments/azyecc/rx_580_nitro_thermal_pad_thickness/

[@_FoxMulder]

???

[@TheQuikMix]

What set of screwdrivers is that? I need a nice set, mine are so old now.

[@nerdMike]

is it better the cooper heatsink on the auros xtr ? (behind the gpu, where into nitro model is totally uncovered)

[@cheescake98]

Could you do an in depth analysis of AMD Chill (or however it is spelled).

[@ProtoType4588]

best 130 euro spend on videocard the one i bought it from listed it under a different videocard picture when i bought it i found out it was the sapphire rx 580 nitro 8 gb yay risky buy payed off

[@nhobollz3605]

Can this video card be water cooled? is there any water block for this card...

[@alexvillalobos7137]

That heatsink looks nice

[@xm0t3dx]

What are the sizes of the screws?

[@fahrizaljohari3821]

getting one next week!

[@jonjetleewayne1939]

my sapphire rx580 came at 1430 !!!! on the core and bet you like the thermal paste on the back plate :) 3:57 in an i already kno0w

[@lukewat96]

I don't know where else to ask. Would an i5 7600k bottleneck a GTX 1080? Or should I just go for a Ryzen 1600/1600X? It's for my 1st build and I plan to Play at 1440p or 1080p 144hz+

[@NZIGNANTI]

Watkins Ryzen

[@justincredible5406]

The back plate is laser cut, not die cast.

Which thickness of termopads should i buy for replace in mine rx580 nitro+? Card getting fking hot again after month of replace paste and i guess i need replace termopads too

[@MudkipMan97]

www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comments/azyecc/rx_580_nitro_thermal_pad_thickness/

[@_Agosto_]

*p l e a s e g i v e u s v e g a* Anything about its ROP count?

[@kusumayogi7956]

polaris 32 rops vega 64 rops

[@crushcrush5164]

I built my own pc a year ago it worked 2 weeks with no problem then it started with red led cpu freezin at 2,3 days, i have bios updated, all updated, my mobo is msi b450 gaming plus, i looked for my cpu in theyre site and it fits with the mobo chipset, so i have rysen5 1600 psu seasonic 620W, i looked at ram that fits too, its lpx corsair 16 gb 3000mghz and my gpu is msi rx 480 gaming x 8gb, ssd kingstone 256gb, but i hurd later that this mobo has problems, after a time i hear that rx 480 has problems with drivers, when i built it it started from the first boot, i have after freezzin amd radeon settings has recovered due to an unexpected issue and the drivers appear after restart as default, sometimes the image some colors then freezes and blackscreen after 2,3 days, in games and desktop is workin great, i even play games with an aoc ips 32 inches at 1440 pixels, what can it be? Can you tell me an answer?

[@AndyEatsCocoa]

Compare it to an overclocked 480 instead of the stock 480 as the other KZbinrs do

[@GamersNexus]

We already benchmarked the 580 & 480, and we used AIB partner models, not reference models.

[@zenvlogandfilms147]

what the size of its screw?

[@ghislainriou9560]

Good day what is the brand name of your tools set on that wooden box plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz love your channel keep it up and thank you have a bless day.

[@MrX-yg7rz]

How mm thermopad I must aplicated in this card??

[@bjrnespeseth8515]

wish they made one for 10series nvidia cards. would crush

[@arcywafu]

Is g12 kraken compatible on rx580??

[@CRaul87]

That's a PAWG cooler right there!

[@jonjetleewayne1939]

mine had thermal paste sorry it liget rads heat to the back plate its nice

[@Outlander0995]

That's how I watch this tear-down: - set speed to 0.5 - turn on Isaac Hayes - That loving feeling (Chocolate Chip 1975)

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

I think that the GPU code name is SPECTRE.

[@zahidshabir4038]

the reason there are no AMD reference cooled GPU's is because they are overclocked 480's as they have shit overclocking and performance vs the 480 look at benchmarks of many youtubers they prove this

[@krunalambre7797]

Hello my gpu speed is on 300mhz fixed in games too sapphire rx 580 nitro+ oc edition please help and reply? Asap help please ? Please help me to resolve the issue!

[@jaxsgameplayvideos]

Hey guys,i have a R9 380 and i would like 2 upgrade my card to a RX 580. What do i have to do? Do i have to uninstall my driver from the R9 380 or can i just swap the card and install the new driver? And witch is the best RX 580 i have seen so many videos from the RX 580 and every YTuber has different results,i don't understand it. Thanks!

[@MuchoBe]

Thomas You can just put in the 580 and install the new driver. Also, I suggest the MSI 580 Gaming X because the cooler (the same that they first used on their GTX 1080) is just exceptionally quiet while still being among the coolest. You can look up reviews of the MSI RX 480 and GTX 1080 Gaming X, their cooling solution always gets universal praise

[@jaxsgameplayvideos]

OK, thanks. The MSI is my first choice at the moment. I have MSI Motherboard and a MSI GPU.

[@hamzamukhtar5891]

Just bought this card My 6 pin and 8 pin connector wires are touching with the heat pipe of rx 580 Is it safe?

[@fridericusrex9812]

How hot does the heat pipe get? I think it generally takes at least 100 C to melt plastic... Edit: www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/9umldp/gpu_power_cable_touching_gpu_heatpipe_was_this_an/

[@rodolfoamaralguitar]

Hello. I don´t know why but my Sapphire Rx 580 8gb Nitro + has lower gpu core (1200Mhz) than expected (1411Mhz). I reinstaled the drivers and the same occurs. Any thoughts? Thank you in advance.

[@jojo_8989]

maybe you should change the BIOS Switch to get the right clock rather than the underclock one? Left is quiet mode, right is performance mode

[@jerseyhovidea]

what height of thermal pad should I use? .2/.5/1.0/1.5? many thanks.

[@_FoxMulder]

???

[@jerseyhovidea]

@@_FoxMulder pads have different parameters in height, thats why I asked, So I could buy the right one

[@_FoxMulder]

@@jerseyhovidea Good afternoon. Did you find the answer to the question? I put on memory 0.5 mm

[@jerseyhovidea]

@@_FoxMulder Good sir, I appreciate your contribution to the subject, it´s very nice of you. Eventualy I´ve bought 1.0 mm by GELID SOLUTIONS and it fits just right. Have a good evening.

[@_FoxMulder]

@@jerseyhovidea Thanks for the answer. You are right, it is better to put 1 mm if they compress well, 0.5 mm is still not enough

[@MaggieLeeow]

Anyone know whats the size of the thermal pad? 1? 1.5? 2mm? Planning to replace mine

[@aenthusiast1920]

.75 as per sapphire but u can be creative and use a 1mm pad. Just flatten it or u can use .5mm. Using .5mm and its still working great

[@-freespirit-3314]

I see 2x power-connectors on this 580 - That's new!

[@simorx580]

does the changing thermal paste void my warranty?

[@robotbeeptv4941]

Are you in the EU? If you are I think the rules are different and you should be fine im not sure though

[@simorx580]

@@robotbeeptv4941yes, eu

[@robotbeeptv4941]

@@simorx580 you might be ok but you may aswell contact Sapphire support to double check or if you replace thermal paste anyway as long as it looks about the same and you don't mention it should you have to rma it you should be fine.

[@Waarr909]

Should i buy a 580 or wait for Vega or even buy a 1070 ? i dont know what to do :( i need a new GPU thats for sure, my gtx 770 is way to weak for anything right now 2gb Vram are not enough anymore.

[@nhozdien5058]

Hawkeye979 wait for vega then buy gtx 1070 or small vega whichever is cheaper

[@sieonigh]

i recomend to wai for vega so you can make an informed desition. just to give you an idea the 580 now beats the R9 fury in most games. my speculation; i recon the 4GB vertion of the vega card will be about 1070~ perfomance if not more the 8GB vertion will be better than the 1080 but not better than the 1080Ti, somwhere inbetween (unless faverable optimisation like vulkan ect)

[@MrComputerCoder]

Vega should be in June. So if you can't wait then sure. if you only play at 1080p, then a 580 would be perfect for now and a long time. 1440p it's still amazing as well, it's what I use it for.

[@adeckello9902]

Makes me laugh and cry. What is happening to graphic card technology progress? I want an improved GPU architecture not just same but with a higher clock.

[@HasXXXInCrocs]

does anyone know if you can crossfire a 480 and a 580 like you could a 290 and 390?

[@amirrezatajik987]

need to know the size of thermal pads pls

[@aenthusiast1920]

.75 as per sapphire but u can be creative and use a 1mm pad. Just flatten it or u can use .5mm. Using .5mm and its still working great

[@iraklitsurtsumia4391]

Whot inside metal pipes , water?