The ASUS ROG Radeon RX 580 STRIX 8GB is a factory overclocked card with 8 GB of memory. It's cool, quiet, and handles very demanding games quite well.
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Pros
Pro Best performance out of the box
Compared to all the RX 580 cards, this one performs the best out of the box. The ASUS ROG Radeon RX 580 STRIX 8GB can play all the newest games at high settings with very decent frames per second. Rise of the Tomb Raider, when played in 1440p runs at 55 fps. Gears of War 4 in 1080p runs at 88 fps. From older games, GTA V runs choosing maximum details on a 1080p screen with an average fps of 90. This card will give you a smooth gaming experience with both older and newer games.
Pro Premium looks
The card is matte-black both back and front, with LED RGB lights on it. It looks very premium.
Pro Relatively quiet
Having 3 fans does not make this card any louder. In fact it produces just 30 DBa of noise when idling and 37 when gaming.
Pro Good cooling system system and a good good quality service
ASUS has a new cooling system, with more GPU contact for the thermal solution on it. The card also has 3 fans. This makes the card incredibly cool. It reaches 38 degrees Celsius when idling and only 66 when gaming.
Cons
Con Large in size
The card dimensions are 11.73" x 5.28". The width is dual-slot. It is a good idea to check if the card fits your chassis.
Con Not much of a performance upgrade
Comparing the cards performance to the ASUS RX 480 STRIX OC 8 GB, there's just a small improvement. If you have an RX 480 card in your box, the upgrade is not worth it. Though, if you happen to be running something older, the ASUS ROG Radeon RX 580 STRIX 8GB is a great card to upgrade to.