What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 580 or AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT? Which graphics card is faster?
We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.
AMD Radeon RX 580 has a base frequency of 1.257 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in 2017-04-18.
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has a base frequency of 1.825 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in 2020-12-08.
Reasons to consider Common positions AMD Radeon RX 580 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
place
Higher clock speed
Around 45% better clock speed
1.257 GHz
More memory
100% more memory
8 GB
Common positions AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
AMD Radeon RX 580
Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 580 and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, chip, information processing units.
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
80
80
Navi 21
-
-
-
128
5120
320
80
Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.
512 GB/s
256 bit
16 Gbps
16 GB
2000 MHz
GDDR6
128 MB
Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.
1825 MHz
2250 MHz
2015 MHz
Yes
Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.
850 W (System power requirement)
300 W
300 W
-
345 W
Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 580 and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.
Air cooling
Axial
3 x 80 mm
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0 dB / Silent
40 dB
Connectivity and connections.
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-
4
PCIe 4.0 x16
2 × DisplayPort 1.4a
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2.3
1 × HDMI 2.1
HDMI 2.1 VRR and FRL
2x8-Pin
1 × USB-C
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Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.
12_2
No
7680 × 4320
Yes
Non addressable LED
Built-in support for video and image compression standards.
-
-
Decode
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
-
-
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices
120 mm
267 mm
3 PCIe-Slots
1492 g
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Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and AMD Radeon RX 580.
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7 nm
2020-12-08
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999 $
102-D412
Shared tests with results for both models: 2
Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.
| Test and settings | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | Result difference¹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blender 4.2.0 / METAL / macOS | 338.084773 samples/min Submissions: 10 | 2194.854219 samples/min Submissions: 26 | +549.2 % |
| Blender 4.0.0 / METAL / macOS | 376.189258 samples/min Submissions: 17 | 2067.875537 samples/min Submissions: 23 | +449.7 % |
¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.
These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.
Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between AMD Radeon RX 580 and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.
Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!
These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.
Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates
Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.
Higher values are better in this metric.
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