Sapphire Pulse rx580 power consumption 30w at idle?

[deepforest]

Hello!) I am right that is totally normal for Sapphire 30w at idle? I want to know how technically explain this power consumption for Sapphire?

 

[potato580+]

Hello!) I am right that is totally normal for Sapphire 30w at idle? I want to know how technically explain this power consumption for Sapphire?

maybe the temperature abit hot, thats why it need extra power to spin the fans, mostly a normal 580 would run 20-30w in idle, depend whigc model have fan stop/non/a custom setup

 

[Voluman]

Yes, it is normal.

Techinacal side in simple: the chip has clock/voltage gating. So wont turn on full power if not necessary. Using that parts only what the actaul load needs, inside the chip.

 

[eidairaman1]

Ask sapphire

 

[Countryside]

My rx580 @ idle

 

[iuliug]

Do u use dual monitor setup?

 

[deepforest]

Ask sapphire

sapphire support say that is normal for pulse and nitro, but dont explain why? And i whant to know why? Because on others 580 models power at idle ~10w.

maybe the temperature abit hot, thats why it need extra power to spin the fans, mostly a normal 580 would run 20-30w in idle, depend whigc model have fan stop/non/a custom setup

sapphire support say that is normal for pulse and nitro, but dont explain why? And i whant to know why? Because on others 580 models power at idle ~10w.

maybe the temperature abit hot, thats why it need extra power to spin the fans, mostly a normal 580 would run 20-30w in idle, depend whigc model have fan stop/non/a custom setup

I have second question. Advise which is better Sapphire rx580 Pulse or Gigabyte rx580 GAMING GV-RX580GAMING-8GD GB have 6 power phase and good cooler system it cover vram and vrm look screenshot. And in my country Sapphire have 2y warranty and Gigabyte have 3y warranty.

Do u use dual monitor setup?

One 60hz DVI monitor

Yes, it is normal.

Techinacal side in simple: the chip has clock/voltage gating. So wont turn on full power if not necessary. Using that parts only what the actaul load needs, inside the chip.

Thanks. But why other models of 580 fron othrer brands have ~10w at idle?

 

[skizzo]

there is at least one different revision of the Sapphire Pulse RX 580 8GB. Some have a BIOS switch. The first revision didn't, I have that one. Perhaps based on which revision you have, and if applicable, which position the BIOS switch is in, could impact this?

You may be splitting hairs here over a 20W difference

 

[deepforest]

there is at least one different revision of the Sapphire Pulse RX 580 8GB. Some have a BIOS switch. The first revision didn't, I have that one. Perhaps based on which revision you have, and if applicable, which position the BIOS switch is in, could impact this?

You may be splitting hairs here over a 20W difference

Thanks! Yes my model have 2 bios. But default is Gaming. And i dont whant use Compute mode.

 

[John Naylor]

Hello!) I am right that is totally normal for Sapphire 30w at idle? I want to know how technically explain this power consumption for Sapphire?

Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ Limited Edition 8 GB Review

The Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+ Limited Edition is a highly overclocked custom variant of the just-launched AMD Radeon RX 580. Performance now beats the NVIDIA GTX 1060, and in the box, Sapphire has bundled two user-replaceable semi-transparent fans with blue LEDs, if you want a little bit more bling.

www.techpowerup.com

Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ Limited Edition 8 GB Review

I'd expect the Special Edition to be 1-2C higher

 

[deepforest]

Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ Limited Edition 8 GB Review

The Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+ Limited Edition is a highly overclocked custom variant of the just-launched AMD Radeon RX 580. Performance now beats the NVIDIA GTX 1060, and in the box, Sapphire has bundled two user-replaceable semi-transparent fans with blue LEDs, if you want a little bit more bling.

www.techpowerup.com

I'd expect the Special Edition to be 1-2C higher

No i mean not temperature but POWER watts. And i have not Nitro but Pulse.

 

[eidairaman1]

Well it's their bios and they engineered the card. You can always switch brands.

 

[deepforest]

So, 30w is real values or incorrect sensor value?

Well it's their bios and they engineered the card. You can always switch brands.

What make Sapphire better than other brands?

 

[FordGT90Concept]

One 60hz DVI monitor

Then, no, not normal. 30-40w is normal for multiple monitors. Should be ~13w with a single monitor and no load:

Sapphire RX 580 Comparison – Pulse vs Nitro+! - KitGuru

Nvidia's RTX 20 series may be just weeks away, but if you want a mid-range graphics card from AMD, t

www.kitguru.net

...and that's total board power, not according to software.


Are you running the latest drivers (20.2.2 WHQL)?

So, 30w is real values or incorrect sensor value?

If anything, that number is low. I think it only takes into consideration the GPU and VRM. Doesn't take into consideration total board power.


Edit: I suppose it is possible that Radeon Software is overestimating power consumption at low load and underestimating at high load.

 

[Shou Miko]

Then, no, not normal. 30-40w is normal for multiple monitors. Should be ~13w with a single monitor and no load:

Sapphire RX 580 Comparison – Pulse vs Nitro+! - KitGuru

Nvidia's RTX 20 series may be just weeks away, but if you want a mid-range graphics card from AMD, t

www.kitguru.net

...and that's total board power, not according to software.


Are you running the latest drivers (20.2.2 WHQL)?

I am thinking if there is running anything that needs GPU acceleration in the background some where that might let the card idle at idle speed but still consume power.

A browser, game client (Steam, Ubisoft, Epic Games and so on) or something else.

I normally use GPUShark to see if there is any application that uses GPU acceleration if I see my GPU not idling as it should: https://www.ozone3d.net/gpushark/

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Task Manager in Windows 10 October update and newer shows GPU load under processes and the various GPU queues in the performance tab.

 

[Shou Miko]

Task Manager in Windows 10 October update and newer shows GPU load under processes and the various GPU queues in the performance tab.

I am not sure how accurate it is to be honest it shows usage yes, and which applications that use GPU but give it a shot.

I guess I am just getting older

 

[deepforest]

Are you running the latest drivers (20.2.2 WHQL)?
Edit: I suppose it is possible that Radeon Software is overestimating power consumption at low load and underestimating at high load.

Yes 20.2.2, on Win7 and Win10 i have same values in Afterburner and Radeon driver.

 

[Shou Miko]

Yes 20.2.2, on Win7 and Win10 i have same values in Afterburner and Radeon driver.

Hmm I am not using a AMD graphics card myself even I own a Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Special Edition, but ain't there a place in the AMD Software you can monitor the GPU power I can be wrong but if there is try to close MSI Afterburner with Rivatuner (OSD overlay) and see if the power drops and if not try vice versa.

 

[Zyll Goliat]

Then, no, not normal. 30-40w is normal for multiple monitors. Should be ~13w with a single monitor and no load:

Yep...I concur with you......I am using RX 480 Red Devil and 3 monitors and just checked in idle or while I am watching youtube power usage is 28W-30W......