Asus rx 580 strix review in Spanish (full analysis)

After testing the Asus RX 570 Strix a few weeks ago and leaving us with a great taste in your mouth, it is time to introduce you to the Asus RX 580 Strix with triple fan heatsink, an excellent custom PCB and great graphics power for 2560 x 1440 resolutions..

Heat up the popcorn! The review… Start now!

Asus RX 580 Strix technical features

Unboxing and design

Asus makes a presentation to us in a standard dimensional cardboard box. On the cover we can see an image that indicates the design of the graphics card, which is the 8GB GDDR5 model, which is compatible with virtual reality and has Aura RGB technology.

While the back details the main technical characteristics of the product.

Once we open the box we find the following bundle:

• Asus RX 580 Strix OC 8GB. CD with installation drivers. Stickers. Two picks up ROG cables. Quick guide.

This new card is positioned in the most powerful of the Radeon RX 500 series. It has a Polaris 20 core made up of a total of 33 Compute Units (CU) that add up to no less than 2304 stream processors, 144 TMUs and 32 ROPs at one frequency maximum on the 1340 MHz card. With these characteristics, the Ellesmere core is capable of offering maximum power greater than 6.17 TFLOPs, so it is perfect for virtual reality games.

The Asus RX 580 Strix can be found with a total of 4 GB or 8GB of GDDR5 memory, in our case we have the largest, at a frequency of 8000 MHz and with a 256-bit interface to achieve a bandwidth of 224 GB / s. A figure that will be more than enough to guarantee excellent performance together with AMD's Delta Color Compression technology that compresses colors to reduce bandwidth consumption.

It has dimensions of 29.8 x 13.4 x 5.25 cm so it is a card quite close to the kilo.

Regarding cooling, we find the more than well-known DirectCu II heatsink formed by an aluminum radiator that is crossed by several copper heatpipes with technology of direct contact with the GPU to maximize the transfer of heat generated during the operation of the card. The set is completed with three Asus Wing-Blade fans with PWM control and 0dB operating mode that keeps them turned off in idle and low load situations. This means that it is for those seeking maximum silence.

The fans are IP5X certified to make them dust resistant for long life. This heatsink promises to keep the card 40% cooler than the reference model. Another major difference is that it is much quieter and is inaudible at rest.

From the Asus application, it allows us to choose between types of cooling:

• Automatic mode: The chassis fan is based on GPU temperatures and operates according to the factory default setting. Manual mode: Allows you to set a fixed speed for the connected fans. User Defined Mode: Allows you to configure the chassis fans to reference the CPU or GPU temperature to determine the rotation speed. Plus, a smart automatic calibration routine detects the controllable range of connected fans and allows you to adjust speeds for efficient cooling and low noise.

This card is very energy efficient but Asus has put in an 8-pin connector, so its overclocking potential is not limited by lack of power.

Along with the power we have several AsusFanConnect II connectors, that allows us to connect the system fan to the card to manage it in a much more efficient way. This is thanks to the GPU Tweak II software that allows us to manage all the parameters of the card such as the voltage, frequencies and speed of the fans of the card itself and the one that we have connected to the system.

Among its rear connections we find:

• One DVI connection Two DisplayPort 1.4 connections Two HDMI 2.0 connections.

PCB and internal components

To remove the heatsink from the PCB is as simple as removing the four screws from the rear area. Once removed we realize that it includes a large block of aluminum fins that aim to maximize the heat exchange surface to achieve the best possible efficiency.

It also has a total of 6 nickel-plated copper heatpipes and one of the best designs made by the Asus R&D team. The metallic structure that cools the memories and the thick thermal pad already tell us that this graphics card will be cool.

Speaking of VRM we find a 7 + 1 phase supply2 design with the best quality Super Alloy Power II components for maximum durability and reliability. The high quality of this power system will offer us a great experience in the overclocking section and free of the so annoying Coil Whine as long as the components used are of good quality.

Test bench and performance tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	i7-6700k @ 4500 Mhz
Base plate:	Gigabyte Z170
Memory:	32 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 @ 3200 Mhz
Heatsink	Corsair H100i V2.
HDD	Samsung 850 EVO SSD.
Graphic card	Asus RX 580 Strix
Power supply	Corsair AX860i

All tests have been passed with the filters to the maximum unless we indicate otherwise. In order to have adequate performance, we have carried out three types of tests: the first is the most common at Full HD 1920 x 1080, the second resolution is making the leap to 2K or 1440P (2560 x 1440P) gamers and the most enthusiastic with 4K (3840 x 2160). The operating system we have used has been Windows 10 Pro 64 bit and the latest drivers available from the Nvidia website.

What are we looking for in the tests?

First, the best possible image quality. The most important value for us is the average FPS (Frames per second), the higher the number of FPS the more fluid the game will go. To differentiate the quality a bit, we leave you a table to assess the quality in FPS, but we will also have the minimum Fps in the tests that were thus possible:

FRAMES BY SECONDS
Frames for Seconds. (FPS)	Gameplay
Less than 30 FPS	Limited
30 - 40 FPS	Playable
40 - 60 FPS	Good
Greater than 60 FPS	Fairly Good or Excellent

Synthetic benchmarks

On this occasion, we have reduced it to several very specific tests, since we consider that they are more than sufficient as synthetic performance tests.

• 3DMARK Fire Strike.3DMARK Fire Strike Ultra.Time SpyHeaven Superposition

Game Testing

We have decided to make the leap to checking various games manually. The reason? Very simple, we want to give a much more realistic vision and cover tests with current games. Since we make an effort, it is consistent with the level of the website and that of our readers.

Testing in games 1920 x 1080

Testing in games 2560 x 1440

Testing in games 3840 x 2160

Overclocking

Note: Remember that overclocking or manipulation carries a risk, we and any manufacturer are not responsible for improper use, use the head and always do so at your own risk.

We wanted to squeeze the graphics card a little bit, we have reached almost 1410 MHz in the core and we have raised the memories to 2100 MHz, and the system was frozen. We have improved the score from 13927 points in graphics to 14557 points. Nothing bad! While in games it allows us to scratch some FPS.

Temperature and consumption

The temperatures of the Asus RX 580 Strix have been very good. At rest we have obtained 36ºC since the fans are in passive mode until some game is activated and the temperature rises. While playing we do not exceed 66 ºC in any case.

Another of the great advantages of this range is the reduced consumption that we have in the equipment. Until very recently it was unthinkable to have high-end graphics and get 53W at rest and 222W playing with an Intel i7-6700K processor. While overclocked it goes up to 58 W at rest and 251 W at maximum performance.

Final words and conclusion about Asus RX 580 Strix

The Asus RX 580 Strix is arguably the best AMD card we've tested so far, at least at build, loudness, and power levels.

In our tests we have seen that its performance is very similar to that of the AMD RX 480 Strix that we analyzed last year, and the small difference between them is based on the frequency increase. But it is that Asus has surpassed itself by inserting this new cooling system and its fabulous rear backplate that covers the entire graphics card.

We recommend reading our guide to the best graphics cards on the market.

The performance in Full HD and 2K has been excellent, obviously in 4K it has not been able to maintain a good FPS rate. But it is totally logical, since it is located in the mid / high range of the brand. And that configuration is clear that it will be for the new RX VEGA that will arrive soon.

It is currently available for a price of 330 to 350 euros. Is it really worth it? Honestly having the Nvidia GTX 1060 for a similar price, it is an already loose strip I continue. If you have a FreeSync monitor, it is probably the most important reason to opt for it.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ DESIGN.	- NONE.
+ REFRIGERATION AND FUNCTIONALITY 0DB.
+ TEMPERATURE AND CONSUMPTION.
+ REAR BACKPLATE.
+ FHD AND 2K PERFORMANCE.

And after carefully evaluating both the evidence and the product, Professional Review awards him the gold medal:

Asus RX 580 Strix

COMPONENT QUALITY - 90%

DISSIPATION - 90%

GAMING EXPERIENCE - 85%

SOUNDNESS - 90%

PRICE - 75%

86%