Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $229

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

Xynsviu Radeon RX580 4G Graphics Card, with 6 HDMI Monitor Graphics Card,Computer PC GPU GDDR5 128 Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0, DisplayPort Low-Profile Video Cards (6HDMI AMD RX 580 4G)

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$289.99

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Prices and Stock
MSRP $649

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2285 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

ASUS ROG Strix LC AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Full-Coverage Cold Plate, 240mm Radiator, 600mm tubing, GPU Tweak II)

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G Gaming Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR6, 2285 MHz, PCI Express 4, 256-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms 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 6800 XT is 1289 days newer than Radeon RX 580.

Advantages of Radeon RX 580

Up to 63% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Radeon RX 6800 XT - $3.78 vs $10.11 per FPS
Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 185 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800 XT

Performs up to 154% better in Alan Wake 2 than Radeon RX 580 - 94 vs 37 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 16 vs 8 GB

This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

FPS

39%

Value, $/FPS

$3.78/FPS

100%

Price, $

$139.99

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for $139.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 436 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

100%

Value, $/FPS

$10.11/FPS

37%

Price, $

$949.99

14%

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card

Buy for $949.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 436 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

153

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

177

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

387

FPS

399

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

610

FPS

878

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

158

FPS

223

FPS

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

15%

Texel Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

30%

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

648 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 580	vs	Radeon RX 6800 XT
Apr 18th, 2017	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
Polaris	Generation	Navi II
$229	MSRP	$649
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
256 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
1257 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1825 MHz
1340 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2250 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz