AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and has 5120 texture shaders and 80 execution units. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC is based on AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU), which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | GPU | MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC |
| AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
| Navi 21 | GPU Chip | Polaris 20 XT |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 80 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 5120 | Shader | 2304 |
| 128 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 320 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 80 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 512 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.825 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC is 1.257 GHz. |
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| 1.825 GHz | Base Clock | 1.257 GHz |
| 2.250 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.366 GHz |
| 2.02 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 300 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC has a TDP of 185 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 300 W | TDP | 185 W |
| 345 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 90 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has a total of 3 Axial fans. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 38 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| 1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Non addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC is 269 mm long, 125 mm high and 38 mm wide. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 269 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 125 mm |
| -- | Width | 38 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 1492 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 999 $. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC was introduced in Q3/2018 at a price of 229 $. |
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| 102-D412 | Part-no | -- |
| Q4/2020 | Release date | Q3/2018 |
| 999 $ | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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