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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G vs AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.37 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.37 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.71 TFLOPS.

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

The AMD 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 263 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G.

MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Speed index
5/100
17/100
FP32
5.71 TFLOPS
20.74 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.37 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
185 W
300 W
Launch Price
229 $
799 $

GPU

GPUMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU ChipPolaris 20 XTNavi 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors3672
Shader23044608
Render Output Units32128
Texture Units144288
Raytracing Cores--72
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

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

Memory

MemoryMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory Size8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The AMD 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 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock1.257 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock1.366 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G has a turbo clock of 1.366 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 2.250 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP185 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 580 Armor MK2 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 AMD 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 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD 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 580 Armor MK2 8G are cooled with a Air cooling.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD 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 580 Armor MK2 8G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD 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 580 Armor MK2 8G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD 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 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length270 mm270 mm
Height130 mm120 mm
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight892 g1,503 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the AMD 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 580 Armor MK2 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2018Q4/2020
Launch Price229 $799 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G was released in Q3/2018.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT published in Q4/2020 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +366.0 %

  1. 1,977
  2. 9,213

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 9,462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  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) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +238.7 %

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. 105 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +205.1 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 180 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +135.3 %

  1. 85 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +259.5 %

  1. 43,227
  2. 155,408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +284.2 %

  1. 40,453
  2. 155,418

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +357.0 %

  1. 42,717
  2. 195,225

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