SAPPHIRE Pulse ITX Radeon RX 570: Specifications, Package, Price
Like the Radeon RX 580, the junior accelerator on the Polaris 20 chip has been shipped from day one as expansion cards of the original design. SAPPHIRE coincided with the debut of the new Pulse trademark for the appearance of the Radeon 500 series, under which the company combined devices with a simplified design in comparison with the top-end NITRO family. In this review, the Radeon RX 570 will represent one of the two RX 570 models in the Pulse series, made in the Mini-ITX form factor. By the way, this is the first and currently the only compact version of the Radeon RX 570 on the market, while the Radeon RX 470 and even more so the RX 480 were produced only as full-size cards.
At the same time, Pulse ITX Radeon RX 570 among all the RX 570 variants produced by SAPPHIRE is most similar to the reference version of this model: it is characterized by the frequencies and RAM capacity standard for the RX 570, and is also powered by a single six-pin auxiliary power connector and has corresponding TDP of 150 W. For us, this is an ideal opportunity to compare the new product with the version of the Radeon RX 470, in turn, operating within the standard 120W thermal package for last year’s model.
Regarding the current prices of SAPPHIRE Pulse ITX Radeon RX 570, we, unfortunately, cannot say anything, since the video card is now not available either in foreign or Russian online stores. In the last batch on newegg.com, it could be purchased for $185.
The patient buyer who waits for the restocking of this model will receive only a CD with software and a set of paper documentation.
