MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC and the MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 is based on AMD Radeon RX 6600, which has 1792 shaders and 28 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC | GPU | MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 |
| AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
| Polaris 20 XT | GPU Chip | Navi 23 XL |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 28 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1792 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 112 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 28 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 14.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC clocks in the base with up to 1.257 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 is 1.626 GHz. |
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| 1.257 GHz | Base Clock | 1.626 GHz |
| 1.380 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.491 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.04 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 has a TDP of 132 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 185 W | TDP | 132 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC has a total of 2 Axial fans. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn 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 MK2 8G OC. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC is 270 mm long, 130 mm high and 40 mm wide. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 is 238 mm long, 128 mm high and 39 mm wide. |
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| 270 mm | Length | 238 mm |
| 130 mm | Height | 128 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 39 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 892 g | Weight | 621 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 8 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC was released in Q3/2018 at a price of 229 $. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 was introduced in Q4/2021 at a price of 329 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2018 | Release date | Q4/2021 |
| 229 $ | Launch Price | 329 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 7 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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8 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
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8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
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.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6 |
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