AMD Launches Radeon 500 Series: A New Era for Graphics Cards

Today, AMD launched their Radeon 500 series of GPUs, which includes the RX 580 and RX 570. It's essential to note that these new graphics cards are not Vega-based but rather rebadged versions of the Polaris-based RX 470 and 480. Despite this, the good news is that the 570s and 580s are all clocked faster and in some cases cost less than their 400 series GPU counterparts.

The price ranges for these new graphics cards are as follows: $169 to $199 for 570s (all 4GB), $189 to $229 for 4GB RX 580s, and $219 to $275 for 8GB RX 580s. The new RX 580 will have a boost clock of at least 1,340 MHz, which is higher than the 480's boost of 1,266 MHz. However, many versions will overclock further, such as the ACU Stricks, which ran at 1,411 MHz. The RX 570s reference boost is 1,244 MHz compared to the rx470's boost of 1,206 MHz.

The specs for these graphics cards are largely the same as their predecessor models, but since there are no reference designs for the 570s and 580s, you'll be seeing unique designs from add-in card manufacturers. Some new designs will emerge, while others will be familiar to enthusiasts. It's worth noting that AMD did not provide any reference designs for these new graphics cards, which means that users can expect a wide range of variations.

Benchmarking the RX 500 Series

To get a better understanding of the performance of these new graphics cards, I ran some quick benchmarks. For this test, I used the Gigabyte GTX 1060 G1 gaming 6GB, which is overclocked out of the box and similar to the RX 570 and 580. I also used an Intel i5-7600K processor overclocked to 4.8 GHz, an ORUS Z270X Gaming 7 motherboard with 16GB of HyperX Predator DDR4 memory running at 2933 MHz, and a 12GB Intel 600P M.2 NVMe SSD as my storage drive. Windows 10 is installed on this system.

I'm testing these graphics cards using a new method that I'll be sharing in the comments section below. The idea behind this is to capture live benchmarks on a separate computer and share them with you guys, so let me know what you think about it!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enexcellent so AMD launched their Radeon 500 series of gpus today with the RX 580 and RX 570 and just to be clear right out of the gate these are not Vega gpus these are Reb Badges of the Polaris based RX 470 and 480 but the good news is that the 570s and 580s are all clocked faster and in some cases cost less than their 400 series GPU counterparts 8 gig RX 580s for example will reach retail for as little as $219 today I have on hand the Asus strix RX 588 gig and the gigabyte orus rx570 4 gig price ranges based on information that AMD sent me are between $169 and $199 for 570s which are all 4 gig $189 to $29 for 4 gig rx580s and $219 to $275 for 8 gig rx580s the new rx580 will have a boost clock of at least 1 , 340 MHz now as compared to the 480s Boost of 1266 although many versions you'll see will overclock further like the ACU stricks that I have here ran at 1,411 the RX 570s reference boost is 1,244 MHz as compared to the rx470 is Boost of 1206 beyond that the specs are the same but since there are no reference designs for the 570s or 580s you'll be seeing Unique Designs from addin card manufacturers some new and some familiar that's pretty much all but I did have some time to run a few quick benchmarks which I'll share now as well representing nid we have a gigabyte GTX 1060 G1 gaming 6 gig which is overclocked out of the box just like the RX 570 and 580 I'm testing with an Intel i5 7600k overclock to 4.8 GHz an orus z270x gaming 7 motherboard with 16 gigs of hyperx Predator ddr4 memory running at 2933 Windows 10 is on my 5 12 gig Intel 600p mvme SSD and I'm going to show the gaming benchmarks via a new method captured live on a separate computer so let me know what you guys think about it in the comments so there you go guys that's all I have on the rx500 series for now I know this was short and sweet but I'll post some links to other friendly channels and websites for further viewing or reading if you're interested hit that like button if you enjoyed this video subscribe to my channel if you're not already and as always thank you very much for watchingexcellent so AMD launched their Radeon 500 series of gpus today with the RX 580 and RX 570 and just to be clear right out of the gate these are not Vega gpus these are Reb Badges of the Polaris based RX 470 and 480 but the good news is that the 570s and 580s are all clocked faster and in some cases cost less than their 400 series GPU counterparts 8 gig RX 580s for example will reach retail for as little as $219 today I have on hand the Asus strix RX 588 gig and the gigabyte orus rx570 4 gig price ranges based on information that AMD sent me are between $169 and $199 for 570s which are all 4 gig $189 to $29 for 4 gig rx580s and $219 to $275 for 8 gig rx580s the new rx580 will have a boost clock of at least 1 , 340 MHz now as compared to the 480s Boost of 1266 although many versions you'll see will overclock further like the ACU stricks that I have here ran at 1,411 the RX 570s reference boost is 1,244 MHz as compared to the rx470 is Boost of 1206 beyond that the specs are the same but since there are no reference designs for the 570s or 580s you'll be seeing Unique Designs from addin card manufacturers some new and some familiar that's pretty much all but I did have some time to run a few quick benchmarks which I'll share now as well representing nid we have a gigabyte GTX 1060 G1 gaming 6 gig which is overclocked out of the box just like the RX 570 and 580 I'm testing with an Intel i5 7600k overclock to 4.8 GHz an orus z270x gaming 7 motherboard with 16 gigs of hyperx Predator ddr4 memory running at 2933 Windows 10 is on my 5 12 gig Intel 600p mvme SSD and I'm going to show the gaming benchmarks via a new method captured live on a separate computer so let me know what you guys think about it in the comments so there you go guys that's all I have on the rx500 series for now I know this was short and sweet but I'll post some links to other friendly channels and websites for further viewing or reading if you're interested hit that like button if you enjoyed this video subscribe to my channel if you're not already and as always thank you very much for watching\n"