In the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G and the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is 304 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G.
The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units.
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is based on AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, which has 5120 shaders and 80 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
Memory Size
8 GB
16 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
2.000 GHz
2.000 GHz
Memory Speed
8.0 Gbps
16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
512 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.
The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G 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 Gaming 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
Base Clock
1.257 GHz
1.825 GHz
Boost Clock
1.366 GHz
2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
2.02 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.257 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is 1.825 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
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
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G 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 Gaming 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
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
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G has a total of 2 Axial fans.
The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
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
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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 Gaming 8G.
The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
MSI Mystic Light
Non addressable LED
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode
Decode / Encode
AV1
No
Decode
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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
Dimensions
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
Length
276 mm
267 mm
Height
140 mm
120 mm
Width
42 mm
50 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
Weight
978 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G is 276 mm long, 140 mm high and 42 mm wide.
The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and 50 mm wide.
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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.
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