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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU) vs AMD Radeon RX 6800

AMD Radeon RX 6800
AMD Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.11 GHz · 250 W Speed index 13/100
In the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU) and the AMD Radeon RX 6800, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 207 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU).

MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
Speed index
4/100
13/100
FP32
5.26 TFLOPS
16.17 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.28 GHz
2.11 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
150 W
250 W
Launch Price
229 $
579 $

GPU

GPUMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
Based onAMD Radeon RX 580 (32 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU ChipPolaris 20 XLNavi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors3260
Shader20483840
Render Output Units3296
Texture Units128240
Raytracing Cores--60
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU) is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (32 CU) and has 2048 texture shaders and 32 execution units.

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

Memory

MemoryMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU) has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
Base Clock1.168 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock1.284 GHz2.105 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.82 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU) clocks in the base with up to 1.168 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 1.700 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
TDP150 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU) is 150 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD 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 & FansMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm3 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU) has a total of 2 Axial fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU).

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

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU) supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD 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

DimensionsMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
Length246 mm267 mm
Height130 mm120 mm
Width39 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU) is 246 mm long, 130 mm high and 39 mm wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2018Q4/2020
Launch Price229 $579 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Documents--data sheet
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G (32 CU) was released in Q4/2018 at a price of 229 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 was introduced in Q4/2020 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 +333.6 %

  1. 1,769
  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) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +237.0 %

  1. 27 fps (avg)
  2. 91 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +229.6 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 178 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +150.0 %

  1. 78 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 +220.0 %

  1. 39,494
  2. 126,364

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 +254.9 %

  1. 36,197
  2. 128,479

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6800 +322.1 %

  1. 39,194
  2. 165,447

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