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PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G

PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT vs MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G

What's the best choice PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT or MSI 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.

PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT has a maximum frequency of 1.605 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G has a maximum frequency of 1.257 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1291 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    1.605 GHz left arrow 1.257 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1433 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1255 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1462 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    774 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1004 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1773 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1671 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    716 place

Positions in all rankings

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

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Specifications

Technical data
PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT and MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT left arrow AMD Radeon RX 580
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 10 XT left arrow Polaris 20 XT
  • Execution units
    40 left arrow 36
  • Shader
    2560 left arrow 2304
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    160 left arrow 144
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    1.75 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    448 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 PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT and MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.605 GHz left arrow 1.257 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.905 GHz left arrow 1.366 GHz+ 2 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    1.755 GHz left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    225 W left arrow 185 W
  • TDP (up)
    335 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    89 °C left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT and MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G.

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

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 2x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4 left arrow 2x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow 1
  • 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_2 left arrow 12
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow MSI Mystic Light
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 / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    230 mm left arrow 276 mm
  • Height
    111 mm left arrow 140 mm
  • Width
    41 mm left arrow 42 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow 978 g
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G and PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Release price
    429 $ left arrow --
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    AXRX 5700 XT 8GBD6-3DH left arrow --
  • 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 PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT and MSI 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
9.75
PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
58 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
37 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
54 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
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
106 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
17 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
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
0.7 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT
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