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AMD Radeon RX 580
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G

AMD Radeon RX 580 vs MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G. Specifications, performance, tests

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2017-04-18
AMD Radeon RX 580
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Q1/2022
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MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 580 or MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G? 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.

MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G has a base frequency of 1.700 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

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AMD Radeon RX 580
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 580 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2132 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    455 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 35% better clock speed

    1.700 GHz left arrow 1.257 GHz
  • More memory

    100% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    793 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    435 place
  • Battlefield 5
    403 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    475 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    628 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    867 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    677 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    433 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Radeon RX 580 AMD Radeon RX 580
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 580 and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G, chip, information processing units.

  • Architecture
    GCN 4 left arrow -
  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 580 left arrow AMD Radeon RX 6800
  • Compute Units
    36 left arrow -
  • Execution Units
    36 left arrow 60
  • GPU Chip
    Polaris 20 XT left arrow Navi 21
  • Manufacturer Board Type
    Component left arrow -
  • Manufacturer Family
    Radeon 600|500|400 left arrow -
  • Manufacturer Series
    Radeon RX 500 Series left arrow -
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 96
  • Shader
    2304 left arrow 3840
  • Texture Units
    144 left arrow 240
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Bandwidth
    256 GB/s left arrow 512 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
  • Memory Data Rate
    8 Gbps left arrow -
  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    2000 MHz left arrow 2000 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR6
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1257 MHz left arrow 1700 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1340 MHz left arrow 2105 MHz
  • Game Clock
    - left arrow 1815 MHz
  • Overclocking
    - left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • System Power Supply
    500 W (PSU recommendation) left arrow -
  • TDP
    185 W left arrow 250 W
  • Typical Board Power
    185 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow -
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow -
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 580 and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G.

  • Cooler-Type
    - left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    - left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    - left arrow 3 x 100 mm
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    - left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    - left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort capabilities
    1.4 HDR left arrow -
  • HDMI capabilities
    4K60 Support left arrow -
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • DisplayPort Ports
    - left arrow 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    - left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    - left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1
  • Power Connectors
    - left arrow 2 x 8-Pin
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • DirectX
    12 left arrow 12_2
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow Yes
  • LED
    - left arrow MSI Mystic Light
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • 4K H264 Decode
    Yes left arrow -
  • 4K H264 Encode
    Yes left arrow -
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • H265/HEVC Decode
    Yes left arrow -
  • H265/HEVC Encode
    Yes left arrow -
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Height
    - left arrow 140 mm
  • Length
    - left arrow 324 mm
  • Slot Size
    - left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    - left arrow 1527 g
  • Width
    - left arrow 55 mm
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G and AMD Radeon RX 580.

  • Manufacturer
    AMD left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    2017-04-18 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Documents
    - left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow -

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Radeon RX 580

MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G

More results: 130

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between AMD Radeon RX 580 and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G.

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.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

6.65 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 580
16.17 TFLOPS
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G

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