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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G vs MSI Radeon RX 6800

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.36 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100
MSI Radeon RX 6800
MSI Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.11 GHz · 250 W Speed index 13/100
In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G and the MSI Radeon RX 6800, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 186 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Speed index
5/100
13/100
FP32
5.66 TFLOPS
16.17 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.36 GHz
2.11 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
185 W
250 W
Launch Price
229 $
579 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Based onAMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU ChipPolaris 20 XTNavi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors3660
Shader23043840
Render Output Units3296
Texture Units144240
Raytracing Cores--60
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units.

MSI Radeon RX 6800 is based on AMD Radeon RX 6800, which has 3840 shaders and 60 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Memory Size4 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Base Clock1.257 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock1.355 GHz2.105 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.82 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G clocks in the base with up to 1.257 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 1.700 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
TDP185 W250 W
TDP (up)--285 W
Tjunction max90 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 has a TDP of 250 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm3 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--35 dB
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.42x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
USB-C--1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Length232 mm267 mm
Height116 mm120 mm
Width36 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight--1,395 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G is 232 mm long, 116 mm high and 36 mm wide.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and 40 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GMSI Radeon RX 6800
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2018Q1/2021
Launch Price229 $579 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Part-noGV-RX580GAMING-4GD--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G was released in Q4/2018 at a price of 229 $.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 579 $.

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 MSI Radeon RX 6800 +289.8 %

  1. 1,968
  2. 7,671

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 7,867

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,931

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)

  1. no data
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 59 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 87 fps (avg)

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 60 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 104 fps (avg)

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) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +203.3 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 91 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +201.7 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 178 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +132.1 %

  1. 84 fps (avg)
  2. 195 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 MSI Radeon RX 6800 +194.9 %

  1. 42,848
  2. 126,364

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI Radeon RX 6800 +220.4 %

  1. 40,099
  2. 128,479

Geekbench 6 - Metal MSI Radeon RX 6800 +290.7 %

  1. 42,343
  2. 165,447

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