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MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC vs XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT

MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC
MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.29 GHz · 150 W Speed index 4/100

The MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.29 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.71 TFLOPS.

XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 17/100

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT has 4608 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.25 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 20.74 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT is 340 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC.

MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
Speed index
4/100
17/100
FP32
4.71 TFLOPS
20.74 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.29 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
150 W
300 W
Launch Price
169 $
649 $

GPU

GPUMSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 570AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU ChipPolaris 20 XLNavi 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors3272
Shader20484608
Render Output Units32128
Texture Units128288
Raytracing Cores--72
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The MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 32 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 72 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory Size8 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 MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock1.178 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock1.293 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC has a turbo clock of 1.293 GHz. The turbo frequency of the XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT is 2.250 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP150 W300 W
TDP (up)--345 W
Tjunction max90 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC 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 XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--37 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.42x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
USB-C--1
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The MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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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

DimensionsMSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length270 mm267 mm
Height130 mm120 mm
Width40 mm50 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight842 g1,500 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OCXFX Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2017Q2/2021
Launch Price169 $649 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Part-no--RX-68TMATFD8
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC was released in Q4/2017.

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT published in Q2/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

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 XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +425.6 %

  1. 1,753
  2. 9,213

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 9,462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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  2. 3,527

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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  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 102 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)

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  2. 32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 112 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) XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +288.9 %

  1. 27 fps (avg)
  2. 105 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +246.2 %

  1. 52 fps (avg)
  2. 180 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +163.2 %

  1. 76 fps (avg)
  2. 200 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 XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +283.8 %

  1. 40,494
  2. 155,408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +325.0 %

  1. 36,566
  2. 155,418

Geekbench 6 - Metal XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +391.7 %

  1. 39,703
  2. 195,225

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