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

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

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

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

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

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

• Base Clock
  1700 MHz 1257 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2105 MHz 1340 MHz
• Game Clock
  1815 MHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes -

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  250 W 185 W
• TDP (up)
  - -
• System Power Supply
  - 500 W (PSU recommendation)
• Typical Board Power
  - 185 W

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

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

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

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

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

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

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

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