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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G vs MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.36 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.36 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.68 TFLOPS.

MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.34 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.34 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.60 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is 1.4 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G.

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Speed index
5/100
5/100
FP32
5.68 TFLOPS
5.60 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.36 GHz
1.34 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
185 W
185 W
Launch Price
229 $
229 $

GPU

GPUASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
GPU ChipPolaris 20 XTPolaris 20 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors3636
Shader23042304
Render Output Units3232
Texture Units144144
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Base Clock1.257 GHz1.257 GHz
Boost Clock1.360 GHz+1 %1.340 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.34 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G has a turbo clock of 1.360 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is 1.340 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
TDP185 W185 W
Tjunction max90 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 90 °C.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI2x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.42x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Length242 mm269 mm
Height129 mm125 mm
Width38 mm38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8GMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2017Q3/2018
Launch Price229 $229 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Part-noDUAL-RX580-8G--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G was released in Q4/2017.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G published in Q3/2018 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

Benchmark results

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G +1.7 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 58 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G +1.2 %

  1. 84 fps (avg)
  2. 83 fps (avg)

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 ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G +1.4 %

  1. 43,000
  2. 42,394

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G +1.4 %

  1. 40,241
  2. 39,674

Geekbench 6 - Metal ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G +1.4 %

  1. 42,492
  2. 41,894

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