MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 580 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• Execution Units
  36 -
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 20 XT AD107
• Render Output Units
  32 32
• Shader
  2304 3072
• Texture Units
  144 96
• Architecture
  - Ada Lovelace
• CUDA Cores
  - 3072
• RT Cores
  - 24
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  - 24

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  256 GB/s 272 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 128 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  - 2125 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 17 Gbps

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

• Base Clock
  1257 MHz 1830 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1366 MHz + 2% 2460 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 90 °C
• TDP
  185 W 115 W
• TDP (up)
  - -
• Maximum GPU Temperature
  - 90 °C
• System Power Supply
  - 550 W (System power requirement)
• Total Graphics Power
  - 115 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort
• DVI Ports
  1 × DVI -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × HDMI 2.1a
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 1x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable. Certain manufacturer models may use 1x PCIe 6-pin cable or 1x PCIe 8-pin cable
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -
• Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
  - HDMI

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

• DirectX
  12 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode

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

• Height
  140 mm -
• Length
  276 mm -
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  978 g -
• Width
  42 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 299 $
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  14 nm 4 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q3/2023
• Manufacturer specification scope
  - NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ.