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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G

MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
Released
Q4/2017
Overall score
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G

What's the best choice MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G or GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G has a maximum frequency of 1.257 GHz. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q3/2019.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G has a maximum frequency of 1.257 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q4/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2174 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2249 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2436 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2496 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    1931 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1926 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2185 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1320 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2172 left arrow score
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    8 GB left arrow 4 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2244 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2429 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2500 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    1928 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1923 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2181 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1337 place

Specifications

Technical data
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 580 left arrow AMD Radeon RX 580
  • GPU Chip
    Polaris 20 XT left arrow Polaris 20 XT
  • Execution units
    36 left arrow 36
  • Shader
    2304 left arrow 2304
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    144 left arrow 144
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    4 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    2 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    256 GB/s left arrow 256 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.257 GHz left arrow 1.257 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.340 GHz left arrow 1.355 GHz+ 1 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    185 W left arrow 185 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 mm left arrow 2 x 90 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    -- left arrow --
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow --
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.2 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    2x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    2x DP v1.4 left arrow 3x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    1 left arrow --
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12 left arrow 12
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    269 mm left arrow 232 mm
  • Height
    125 mm left arrow 116 mm
  • Width
    38 mm left arrow 36 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G and MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2017
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow GV-RX580GAMING-8GD
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
6.18
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
6.25
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
36 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
36 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
22 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
22 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
31 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
31 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
66 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
66 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
13 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
13 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970
0.45 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
0.45 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
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