In the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G and the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT, 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 XT is 270 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G.
The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units.
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, which has 4608 shaders and 72 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory Size
4 GB
16 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
2.000 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
512 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
More information
The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 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 XT can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock
1.257 GHz
1.825 GHz
Boost Clock
1.340 GHz
2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
2.02 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
More information
The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G clocks in the base with up to 1.257 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is 1.825 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP
185 W
300 W
TDP (up)
--
345 W
Tjunction max
90 °C
100 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
More information
The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT has a TDP of 300 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
3 x 80 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
--
37 dB
More information
The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G has a total of 2 Axial fans.
The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
2x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
2x DP 1.4
2x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
--
USB-C
--
1
More information
In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G.
The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Non addressable LED
More information
The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode
Decode / Encode
AV1
No
Decode
More information
The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length
269 mm
267 mm
Height
125 mm
120 mm
Width
38 mm
50 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
Weight
--
1,520 g
SFF-Ready
No
No
More information
The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G is 269 mm long, 125 mm high and 38 mm wide.
The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and 50 mm wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Here you can rate the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 5.0 stars (1 ratings). Rate now:
