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SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
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SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Released
Q2/2017
Overall score
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XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White

What's the best choice SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT or XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White? Which graphics card is faster?

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

SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has a maximum frequency of 2.200 GHz. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2022.

XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White has a maximum frequency of 1.257 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q2/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2594 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 43% better clock speed

    2.200 GHz left arrow 1.257 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2257 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2669 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2894 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2676 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2184 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1997 left arrow score
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    8 GB left arrow 4 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2065 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2358 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2166 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    1908 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1882 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2041 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1237 place

Specifications

Technical data
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT left arrow AMD Radeon RX 580
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 24 left arrow Polaris 20 XT
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 36
  • Shader
    1024 left arrow 2304
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    64 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
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    2.25 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    144 GB/s left arrow 256 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    64 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    2.200 GHz left arrow 1.257 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.825 GHz left arrow 1.450 GHz+ 8 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.685 GHz+ 3 % left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    130 W+ 21 % left arrow 185 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    110 °C left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 6-Pin left arrow 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White.

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

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    2 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.1 left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    1x DP v1.4a left arrow 3x 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 No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

  • Length
    194 mm left arrow 280 mm
  • Height
    107 mm left arrow 124 mm
  • Width
    40 mm left arrow 40 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 4 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q2/2017
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    6 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    11314-01-20G left arrow RX-580A8DBW6
  • 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White.

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
5.79
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
6.69
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
1 MH/s
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
32 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White
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
26 MH/s
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
68 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
9 MH/s
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
14 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTR-S Black Edition 8GB White
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