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Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX RX-580P8DFD6 Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card

Buy for CA$226.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for CA$274.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 265 minutes ago

Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX RX-580P8DFD6 Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card

Buy for CA$226.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for CA$274.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 265 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 580 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 580 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 1737 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 580.

Advantages of Radeon RX 580

  • Up to 17% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - CA$226.87 vs CA$274.60
  • Up to 15% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - CA$1.23 vs CA$1.45 per FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon RX 580 - 190 vs 184 FPS
  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 107 vs 185 Watts
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


FPS

184

97%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.23/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$226.87

100%

Value Winner

XFX RX-580P8DFD6 Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card

Buy for CA$226.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

190

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.45/FPS

85%

Price, CA$

CA$274.6

82%

FPS Winner

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for CA$274.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 265 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

48%

Texel Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

93%

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

Radeon RX 580

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Apr 18th, 2017Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
PolarisGenerationNavi II
$229MSRP
$199
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus64-bit
256 GB/s
Bandwidth143.9 GB/s
1257 MHzBase Clock Speed
2310 MHz
1340 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2815 MHz
2000 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2248 MHz

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