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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G vs MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech

MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.43 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100
MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.56 GHz · 160 W Speed index 6/100
In the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G and the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech is 20 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G.

MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
Speed index
5/100
6/100
FP32
5.98 TFLOPS
7.20 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.43 GHz
1.56 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
185 W
160 W
Launch Price
229 $
279 $

GPU

GPUMSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
Based onAMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
GPU ChipPolaris 20 XTNavi 10 XLE
Streaming Multiprocessors3636
Shader23042304
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units144144
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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 5600 XT Mech is based on AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s336 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 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 5600 XT Mech can access 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
Base Clock1.257 GHz1.130 GHz
Boost Clock1.431 GHz1.560 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.38 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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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 5600 XT Mech is 1.130 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
TDP185 W160 W
TDP (up)--195 W
Tjunction max90 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 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 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech has a TDP of 160 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB28 dB
Noise (Load)--33 dB
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI1--
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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 5600 XT Mech supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDMSI Mystic LightNo LED lighting
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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 5600 XT Mech is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoNo
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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 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
Length279 mm231 mm
Height140 mm127 mm
Width50 mm46 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,209 g790 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G is 279 mm long, 140 mm high and 50 mm wide.

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech is 231 mm long, 127 mm high and 46 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8GMSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2018Q1/2020
Launch Price229 $279 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming+ 8G was released in Q3/2018 at a price of 229 $.

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech was introduced in Q1/2020 at a price of 279 $.

Benchmark results

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) MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech +25.0 %

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech +30.6 %

  1. 62 fps (avg)
  2. 81 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech +27.0 %

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. 113 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 MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech +43.3 %

  1. 45,271
  2. 64,869

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech +43.2 %

  1. 42,366
  2. 60,648

Geekbench 6 - Metal MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech +75.9 %

  1. 44,737
  2. 78,692

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