MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
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ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC and the ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC is based on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, which has 1024 shaders and 16 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC | GPU | ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC |
| AMD Radeon RX 590 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| Polaris 30 XT | GPU Chip | Navi 24 XT |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1024 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 64 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 16 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC can access 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.250 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 18.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 144 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 64 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC clocks in the base with up to 1.469 GHz. The base frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC is 2.200 GHz. |
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| 1.469 GHz | Base Clock | 2.200 GHz |
| 1.565 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.820 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.65 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC is 220 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC has a TDP of 107 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 220 W | TDP | 107 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 97 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC has a total of 2 Axial fans. The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC 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 590 Armor 8G OC. The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC supports a maximum of 2 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 2 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC 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 |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC is 278 mm long, 143 mm high and 40 mm wide. The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC is 240 mm long, 129 mm high and 42 mm wide. |
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| 278 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| 143 mm | Height | 129 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 42 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 873 g | Weight | 459 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 4 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC was released in Q3/2019 at a price of 299 $. The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC was introduced in Q1/2022 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | RX6500XT PGD 4GO |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q1/2022 |
| 299 $ | Launch Price | 199 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 6 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 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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)
2560x1440 (1440p)
1920x1080 (1080p)
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.
1920x1080 (1080p)
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 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC
4 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 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC
4 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 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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