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ASUS ROG STRIX RX 580 O8G GAMING OC EDITION REVIEW

Posted by Nauman S | May 9, 2017

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Table of Contents

Toggle
 * Introduction
 * Closer Look
 * Test System and Methodology
 * Performance and Benchmarks
 * Overclocking and Software
   * Overclocking
   * Software
 * Final Thoughts


INTRODUCTION

Rx 500 series of the graphics cards are based on the AMD’s Enhanced Polaris
architecture (XTX in the case of Rx 580) that combines the latest FinFET 14
process technology and AMD’s advanced power, gating and clocking technologies to
deliver a superior cool and quiet gaming experience. Powerful Async shaders and
new geometry capabilities enable unique support for DirectX® 12 and Vulkan™ in
the best version of Graphics Core Next yet with the capability of streaming and
recording your favorite games up to 4K, H.265, 60 FPS with virtually no
performance impact.

Rx 480 is a 5th gen GCN architecture which comprises of 32 ROPs, 144 Texture
units, 36 compute units based on 2304 stream processors clocked at 1257MHz base
clock with 1340MHz boost clock with up to 6.2 TFLOPS. Video card memory is 8GB
GDDR5 with 256-bit interface. We have 5.7 Billion transistors count with peak
pixel fill rate of 42.880 GP/s and peak texture fill rate of 192.960 GT/s.

When it comes to PC Components, AsusTek is among one of the best names we have
in the market. It was founded in 1989 in Taiwan. Ever since its foundation, Asus
has seen a phenomenal growth and diversity in its business line. When it comes
to Asus, the first associated name that comes to mind is ROG or Republic of
Gamers. ROG brand was introduced in 2006 and it focuses on mainstream
gamers/enthusiasts with products ranging from Motherboard, Graphics Cards to
Peripherals. ROG is now the pinnacle of the Asus products lineup. Strix has been
a new addition to the ROG lineup and here is what Asus is saying about it: “ROG
Strix is the newest recruit into the Republic of Gamers. A series of specialized
gaming gear designed for the rebel in all of us, Strix exemplifies ROG’s premier
performance, innovative technology, and leading quality, but with its own
confident and dynamic attitude. Featuring bold designs and bright colors, this
exciting new series possesses a spirit of fierce individualism that charges
every gaming experience with thrilling energy. ROG Strix equips players with the
necessary speed and agility to dominate their game. A new generation of force
has arrived. Join the Republic and experience the power of ROG Strix.”

I will be reviewing Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G today. This is a first Rx 580 on
our bench. This is going to be an interesting comparison as I reviewed the Asus
ROG Strix Rx 480 O8G earlier and that card performed very well on our bench. I
will include the Crossfire results of both the cards in this review for our
readers.

Product: ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G Gaming OC Edition

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Manufacturer: Asus

Price: $279.99 (at the time of the review)

 

Specifications

Graphics Engine AMD Radeon RX 580 OpenGL 4.5 Video Memory 8GB GDDR5 Engine Clock
1380 MHz (OC Mode)



1360 MHz (Gaming Mode)

Stream Processors 2304 Memory Clock 8 Gbps Memory Interface 256-bit Resolution
Digital Max Resolution:7680×4320 Interface DVI Output : Yes x 1 (Native) (DVI-D)



HDMI Output : Yes x 2 (Native) (HDMI 2.0)

Display Port : Yes x 2 (Regular DP)

HDCP Support : Yes

Power Connectors 1 x 8-pin Accessories 2 x ROG Velcro Hook & Loop Software ASUS
GPU Tweak II & Driver



Aura(Graphics Card) Utility

Dimensions 11.73 ” x 5.28 ” x 2.07 ” Inch



29.8 x 13.4 x5.25 Centimeter

 

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Packing

The graphics card comes in a standard cardboard box. On the front side, we have
a ROG brand name and the logo printed on the top left side. The graphics card
model is printed on a red color background at the bottom right side. Asus, AURA
Sync, and OC edition are printed on the bottom left side. Strix is printed in
multi-color diagonally crossing from the upper left side to the bottom mid. It
signifies the RGB effect on the card. Stunning picture of the graphics card is
printed on the main section.



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The graphics card model is printed on the top left side followed by the ROG
brand name and logo. STRIX GAMING GRAPHICS CARD is printed right next to the ROG
logo. There are 6 pictures highlighting the salient features like MaxContact
technology, Wing-Blade IP5X certified fans, AURA SYNC etc. Product
specifications are printed in white color with red background on the bottom left
side followed by the VR picture.

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The left side of the packing box has Minimum system requirements info printed in
14 different languages. UPS, EAN, Part No, Serial No label are printed on the
right side of the box. These requirements are: –

 * Minimum 500W PSU.
 * PCIe Compliant motherboard.
 * 8GB or higher System memory
 * Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 10 (32bit or 64bit)
 * 1×8-pin PCIe connectors



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The right side of the box has ROG brand name and logo printed on the left side
while the graphics card model no is printed on the right side.



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Opening the box would reveal another container box with the STRIX printed in the
middle.



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Opening that container box would reveal the contents of the packing. We can see
a black color container with the Asus brand name printed on the middle. This is
nicely placed inside the top protective covering. This container has the User
Installation guide and the installation disk.



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Removing the top protective container would reveal the graphics card wrapped
inside a protective antistatic sheet. Two stylish Velcro strips with Republic Of
Gamers name and logo printed on them are included.

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Accessories

Accessories include the installation guide, the Installation CD, Velcro Strips.



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CLOSER LOOK

Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G is a beautifully designed graphics card. It is a
triple slot design yet with aesthetically pleasing looks and feels to it. Aura
Sync adds the subtle touch when in operation and it speaks for itself. This
design really complements the ROG series motherboards from the Asus. My test
bench features the Asus ROG Rampage V Edition 10 and this card has complemented
the looks of the motherboard very well.



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Let’s dig deep in the design elements of this card and explore the mighty and
the beauty of it. This card has the unique and stylish cooler shroud. The cooler
shroud is made of plastic. Top and bottom cutouts on the cooler have LEDs on
them which can be controlled with AURA Graphics Card software available on Asus
website. The Central fan has ASUS brand name sticker pasted in white color on
its fan hub whereas the other two fans have ROG Eye stickers pasted on the fan
hub. With the curves, edges and grooves Asus not only has able to maintain the
typical Strix looks it is known for but has given the user what could be
described as one of the most stunning design.



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Asus has taken a different approach with the ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G cooler design.
They have increased the width of fin stack by 40% which has enabled them to have
more surface area for effective heat dissipation across the complete surface. By
doing that they have made the card to be effectively a 2.5 slot design. Asus is
claiming this design to bring 30% more cooling and 3X quieter gaming
performance.

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Asus MaxContact is an industry-first GPU cooling technology that features an
enhanced nickel plated copper plate that makes direct contact with the GPU. This
plate is 10 times flatter than the traditional plates. MaxContact utilizes
precision machining to provide a surface that makes up to 2X more contact with
the GPU than traditional heat spreaders, resulting in the improved thermal
transfer.



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This card has 3 90mm fans with wing-blade design. The Central fan has Asus
sticker pasted on the fan motor hub. The left and the right fans have ROG
sticker pasted on them. These fans have an IP5X certification which means they
are more dust resistant which would improve their reliability and a longer
lifespan. Patented wing-blade fans delivers maximum air flow and 105% greater
static pressure over the heat sink while operating at an up to 3X quieter volume
than reference cards.



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Innovative 0dB technology stops the fan completely when the GPU temperature
remains below a defined thermal limit, letting you enjoy light gaming in
complete silence. Please note that thermal limit would vary from model to model
and brand to brand. 55C is the thermal limit for the Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G.



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Let’s take a look on the top side of the graphics card. STRIX is printed on the
lower left part of the shroud. Fins are straight not angular as can be seen from
the fin stack. Shroud is not fully covering the fin stack which is a must for
effective heat dissipation. “Republic of Gamers” brand name and logo are on the
top left side of the shroud. They have LED underneath and light up under
operation.



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The card requires one 8-pin power connector to power it up. The power connector
has LED beneath it to indicate their status. Static white color would mean the
normal power. Red color would indicate the power related issue.

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Let’s have a look at the top front side of the graphics card. Shroud end is not
fully covering the heat sink. Heads or terminating ends of the 5 heat pipes are
visible. Fin stack run parallel in length to the PCB. Underneath we have two PWM
fan headers. ASUS FanConnect II features two 4-pin, hybrid-controlled headers
that can be connected to both PWM and DC system fans for optimal system cooling.
The connected fans reference both the GPU and CPU, operating automatically based
on the one with the higher temperature. One fan power connector and the RGB LED
power connector are visible on the left side.



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This end of the shroud has extended over the PCB and the heat sink which adds to
the looks of the card from the front side and gives the impression of one
complete design.



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On the back side of the graphics card, we have a same metal back plate as has
been on the Rx 400 series cards. It has printed lines in a pattern to signify
Strix concept. We’ve large size ROG Eye in white background. This section is
implemented with RGB LED and really adds to the cool looks of the card when in
use. We can see one 8-pin power connector. There are what seem to be soldered
overclocking tweaking points right next to the power connectors which are
labelled from the inside or on the front side of the PCB. One of the screws on
the GPU bracket is covered with the white sticker. Peeling or tearing that would
void the warranty.



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The rear side has the IO panel for the output. We have two HDMI ports, two
Display Ports, and a DVI-D port. This configuration allows the user enjoy
immersive virtual reality experiences anytime without having to swap cables by
having a VR Device connected with other displays at the same time. Backside
implementation allows the better cable management as well.



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The bottom side of the card clearly shows the two fin stacks on the cooler.
Thermal pads have been used to the possible point of contacts between PCB and
the cooler. PCB color is black. This card has 7+1 power phases using Super Alloy
Power II components. These components would enhance the efficiency, reduce the
power loss and would achieve sustained thermal levels.



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All ASUS graphics cards are now produced using Auto-Extreme Technology, an
industry-exclusive, 100% automated production process that incorporates premium
materials to set a new standard of quality. Auto-Extreme Technology ensures
consistent graphics card quality as well as improved performance and longevity.
This new manufacturing process is also environmentally friendly, eliminating
harsh chemicals and reducing power consumption by 50%.


TEST SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY

Following test bench setup was used to test the performance of the graphics
card:

 * Intel i7 6850k
 * Asus Rampage V Edition 10
 * Corsair Vengeance Red LED 8x8GB @ 2666MHz
 * Reeven Justice RC-1204
 * Corsair AX1200i
 * Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD for OS
 * Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD for Steam Games
 * WD Black 6TB for Origin and Uplay games

Previously, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty Black Ops 3 and Gear of Wars 4 were the
part of the test games. They have been dropped from this test and onwards. Metro
Last Light Redux will continue to be featured as this game based on its rich
environment and taxing effects on the graphics card are handy to measure the
performance of any given graphics card. Following games have been tested: –

 * Battlefield 1
 * DOOM
 * Grand Theft Auto V
 * Metro Last Light Redux
 * Far Cry 4
 * Far Cry Primal
 * Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
 * The Witcher 3
 * Rise of the Tomb Raider

Microsoft Windows 10 x64 version 1607 was used. AMD Crimson drivers 17.4.4 were
used. MSI Afterburner 4.3.0 was used to monitor the FPS. The action was used in
Battlefield 1 as it was the only monitoring software that was working with this
game in DX12 mode. All other apps were crashing the game. Game settings were set
from within the games. Battlefield 1 and the Rise of the Tomb Raider were tested
in DX11 and DX12 modes. All the reported frame rates are average FPS.

Following synthetic benchmarks were used:

 * 3dMark
 * Unigine Superposition

Previously Unigine Heaven and Valley were a part of our testing but they have
been dropped and only superposition will be featured from onwards.

CF

I was able to create Crossfire between the Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G and the
Asus ROG Strix Rx 480 O8G. CF operated at 1400MHz. Both cards were overclocked
to match 1400MHz clock.





PERFORMANCE AND BENCHMARKS

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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 3.6% performance boost over the Asus ROG
Strix Rx 480 O8G while the Crossfire (CF) results are very impressive.



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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved only a 2.8% performance boost over the
Asus ROG Strix Rx 480 O8G. Crossfire (CF) results are again impressive.

Unigine Superposition

The Unigine Superposition does not support Crossfire (CF) out of the box.
Crossfire (CF) profile needs to be activated in the Radeon settings.



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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 3% performance boost over the Asus ROG
Strix Rx 480 O8G. Crossfire (CF) results are impressive.

Battlefield 1 DX11



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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 7% performance boost over the Asus ROG
Strix Rx 480 O8G. Overall scaling was better in this game under DX11.

Battlefield 1 DX12



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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 3% performance boost over the Asus ROG
Strix Rx 480 O8G. Crossfire (CF) results could not be achieved as the game
crashed on every attempt to measure the performance.

DOOM



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DOOM was tested using Vulcan API and Ultra settings using TSSAA8FX. The Asus ROG
Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 3.7% performance boost over the Asus ROG Strix Rx 480
O8G. I observed no scaling in this game.

Metro Last Light Redux



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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 6% performance boost over the Asus ROG
Strix Rx 480 O8G.

Grand Theft Auto – V



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Grand Theft Auto – V was tested with maxed out settings on Ultra with 4x MSAA
and on High settings with 2x MSAA. The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 9%
performance boost over the Asus ROG Strix Rx 480 O8G in the Ultra settings while
15% performance boost in the High settings.

Far Cry 4



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This game was tested with maxed out settings and 4x MSAA at Ultra and 2x MSAA at
High settings. The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 6.8% performance boost
over the Asus ROG Strix Rx 480 O8G in the Ultra settings while 5% performance
boost in the High settings.

Far Cry Primal



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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 10.9% performance boost over the Asus ROG
Strix Rx 480 O8G in the Ultra settings while 12.9% performance boost in the High
settings. Scaling was tested on the Ultra settings in this game. Though scaling
is very marginal but it is better than the negative scaling which I observed
with Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1080Tis SLI.

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate



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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 9% performance boost over the Asus ROG
Strix Rx 480 O8G. Scaling was better on 1440p than on the 1080p.

Rise of the Tomb Raider DX11



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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 19% performance boost over the Asus ROG
Strix Rx 480 O8G. I observed negative scaling on this game.

Rise of the Tomb Raider DX12



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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 13% performance boost over the Asus ROG
Strix Rx 480 O8G. Under DX12 game crashed continuously with Crossfire (CF)
enabled hence I was not able to record any performance measure with the
Crossfire (CF).

The Witcher 3



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The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G achieved 15% performance boost over the Asus ROG
Strix Rx 480 O8G. Scaling was better and the Crossfire (CF) beats the single
GeForce GTX 1080Ti score on our bench.


OVERCLOCKING AND SOFTWARE


OVERCLOCKING

I have initially faced difficulties with the driver 17.4.4. My every attempt on
overclocking the card failed initially. Every time I was met with the message
that WattMan settings have been restored to their default due to an unexpected
system error. I suspected the driver for this behavior and downgraded to 17.4.3.
With 17.4.3 there was no longer that particular message but apps like 3dMark and
Unigine’s Superposition were randomly crashing. The third driver that was tested
was 17.10. This driver was downloaded from the Asus website. I was met with the
same fate. The card was not overclocking beyond 1410MHz on initial attempts.
Where overclocking was successful the over performance of the system lowered
indicating the unstable overclocks.

Driver 17.4.4 was installed again. Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) was used
every time drivers were needed to be removed. With second time installation of
the 17.4.4 card was overclocked to the 1440MHz. This was the max that could be
achieved which left me with the impression that silicon lottery is still in
effect and my review sample got poor silicon. As this card has 7+1 power phases,
I don’t see any issue with the power delivery unless something the VRM was
wrong. My Corsair AX1200i showed appropriate values under the testing on 12V
rails.

To overclock the memory, I would need to reduce the Core clock further down but
the overall system performance was negligible. Hence, I dropped the memory
overclock in favor of the more core clocks.

These settings were tested on 96% voltage tweak.

Here are the results of the synthetic benchmarks and gaming performance with
overclocked graphics card:

3dMark



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Unigine Superposition



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Battlefield 1



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Acoustics



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Fans were left on default fan curve. Foneso Digital Sound Level Meter version A0
was used to test the sound level. 40dB is quite impressive.

Thermals



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Room temp was 37C at the time of the testing. In an open bench table, the
maximum temperature hit by the graphics card was 68C on stock clocks. With
overclocking, the max temperature was 75C.

Power Consumption

The Corsair AX1200i is a digital PSU with monitoring enabled on the power
consumption. Corsair Link was used to checking the power consumption under stock
clocks and overclocked clocks. Unigine Heaven and AIDA64 were run at the same
time to check the combined power consumption of the system. On stock clocks the
maximum power that PC draws from the PSU was 459W. With overclocked graphics
card the maximum power drawn was 500W. Bear in mind that CPU was also
overclocked to 4.3GHz at 1.350V. Please note that this is complete system’s
power draw figure, not just the graphics card’s.


SOFTWARE

The Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G features the Aura RGB Lighting on both the shroud
and the backplate, ROG Strix graphics cards are capable of displaying millions
of colors and six different effects for a personalized gaming system. ROG Strix
graphics cards also feature ASUS Aura Sync, RGB LED synchronization technology
that enables complete gaming system personalization when the graphics card is
paired with an Aura-enabled gaming motherboard. There are 6 modes which user can
configure and select for the color effect.



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 * Static mode. A single color of user’s choice would remain lit.
 * Breathing mode would fade in and out the user’s selected color.
 * Strobing mode flashes the user’s selected color.
 * Music Effect mode would produce the pulses of user’s selected color.
 * Breathing mode will enable the user to select the color which will be then
   faded in and out.
 * GPU Temperature will change the color depending on the load and the temps
   under those loads.

Asus has designed comprehensive software to control and monitor their graphics
cards. This software is known as GPU-Tweak-II. It has typical red and black
color theme on it which represents ROG traditional colors. Though in recent
times, ROG has taken a deviation from the Red/Black combo and is setting yet
another tradition when it comes to colors on the brand.



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The main window of the software shows three main indicators which are: –

 * VRAM Usage
 * GPU Speed
 * Temperature

The red bar on these circles shows the corresponding value of the indicator. On
top, we have model no of the graphics card on the left side with three buttons
to its right, Home, Info, and Tools.

The home button is the default and can be clicked at any time to bring the main
window back on the screen. Info button will show the Graphics Cards specs with
built-in GPU-Z implementation. Tools button has Game XSplit Game Caster, AURA
Graphics Card and the ROG Furmark buttons to launch the corresponding app.



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Below the model no, we have a triangle featuring the blend of most important
factors that end user would want. They are Performance, Coolness, and Silence. A
perfect combination of these three is what Strix is all about. One can have an
utmost performance with exceptional cooling yet silent operations. Red color
span within triangle would vary with each profile showing how the card would
manage all three with the respective profile.

Next, we have 4 profiles which are OC Mode, Gaming Mode, Silent Mode and My
Profile. Gaming is a default mode with the boost clock of 1360MHz. OC Mode will
increase the Power factor of the card and it has the boost clock of 1380MHz. My
Profile will allow the user to create a custom profile based on user’s own
settings. This can be done in Professional Mode where all the settings like
Voltage Control, Power Level, Base Clock, Memory Clock, and Fan Speed can be
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Monitoring window can be activated by clicking on the Monitoring button at the
bottom left side of the main window. Monitoring window shows all the critical
variables for monitoring. Values are mentioned in Min, Max and Current value is
shown on the graph. The user has the option to monitor only the desired
variables. Monitoring window can be disconnected from the main window by
clicking once on the chain button between both windows.

Gaming Booster option is at the bottom of the main window. Clicking this would
open a new window. Here we’ve three options. Visual Effects, System Services,
System Memory Defragmentation. Visual effects reduce the windows visual flares
like animations, animated themes to reduce the performance hit these settings
could have on the performance. System Services would allow stopping the not
needed services to boost the performance. System memory defragmentation would
help restore the wasted memory space and would boost the application handling.

In crux, this software has everything, the user would have dreamt of to monitor
and control their graphics cards. Plus, the interface is easy to understand and
once, you have launched it, it will get you going.


FINAL THOUGHTS

AMD with Enhanced Polaris has given the gamers, higher clocks out of the box
than the predecessor in same Polaris architecture. Polaris combines the latest
FinFET 14 process technology and AMD’s advanced power, gating and clocking
technologies to deliver a superior cool and quiet gaming experience. I earlier
reviewed the Asus ROG Strix Rx 480 O8G graphics card and it won our performance
award. Today, I have tested the Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G graphics card on the
same bench. This card has got powerful power delivery system based on 7+1 Power
Phases using Super Alloy Power II. It has a very effective cooler based on the
MaxContact technology where heat pipes have large nickel-plated copper plate
making a direct contact with the GPU for effective heat dissipation. Asus has
increased the surface area of the fin stack by 40% which complements the
MaxContact technology. Three 90mm fans are based on their wing-blade with IP5X
certification for dust resistance hence prolonging their life and durability.
Though, to that, Asus has to make the card form factor to b 2.5 slots one. This
card has FanConnectII technology whereby Asus has implemented two PWM fan
headers on the front side thus enabling the users to connect and control the
airflow inside the PC Chassis based on the thermals from the graphics card not
from the CPU. To enhance the cooling performance further, Asus has implemented
Die-Casting on the PCB that fully covers for the heat dissipation and
reinforcement. All these mighty powerful features are coupled with the Aura Sync
Lighting Backplate and Aura Sync Lighting on the cooler’s shroud.

This card has the boost clock of 1360MHz in Gaming Mode and 1380MHz in OC Mode
with Gaming Mode being the default one. This is a factory overclocked card which
has got all the bells and whistles to give you utmost gaming experience. Yet,
Asus has not compromised on the VR aspect. This card has two VR-Friendly HDMI
ports that allow the users to connect multiple displays and a VR Device
simultaneously. I like this approach of providing two HDMI ports on the rear IO
panel as it helps to reduce the cable clutter.

Yet, with these Pros, this particular card seems to have very little headroom
for the overclocking. While, the many reviewers and the users have reported
getting 1480-1500MHz with overclocking, our sample struggles to give us stable
overclocking even at 1440MHz which makes it fall on the lower OC potential side
of the Rx 580 series cards. But, I am hopeful that this was the case with this
particular sample only. Silicon lottery is still up. Other than that, I have no
complaint with the Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G.

Value

This card is listed at $279.99 at the time of the review. This is the best value
you can have from the Polaris based factory overclocked card with higher clocks
out of the box to give you ultimate gaming experience.

Performance

When it comes to the performance of this card, it enhances the performance of
the Rx 480 series of cards but based on the overclocked clocks as there is a
marginal difference between the Polaris and the Enhanced Polaris. The Enhanced
Polaris has taken the chip to its max potential. It handles games on 1080p like
a charm and with few adjustments in the graphics settings, one can have a
similar experience on the 1440p. In some games, the performance boost was like
3-4% over the Rx 480 while in few games it reaches as high as 15%. The Crossfire
(CF) of the Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G and the Asus ROG Strix Rx 480 O8G has
scaled very well and results are speaking for it.

Verdict

Now comes a time when I would be summing it all up in few lines. If you are a
user or owner of the Rx 480 then I don’t see any need for you to consider
upgrading your card to the Rx 580 but if you are in the market looking for a
mid-range budget graphics card then look no further as the Asus ROG Strix Rx 580
O8G has got what you are looking for.

It should not be a surprise if the Asus ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G Gaming OC Edition
has won our performance award.



I am thankful to Asus Pakistan for giving me the opportunity to review the Asus
ROG Strix Rx 580 O8G Gaming OC Edition graphics card.

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