AMD Radeon RX 580 VS AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 580
VS
amd
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory2560
Cores384 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 580
8GB GDDR5 185W N/A Apr 2017
Radeon RX 580
$229 • Apr 2017
VS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
$479 • Mar 2021
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
12GB GDDR6 230W $722.22 Mar 2021
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 185 W | 230 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1340 MHz | 2581 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 384 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 40 |
| TMUs | 144 | 160 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 42.88 GPixel/s | 165.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 384 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 6.175 GFLOPS | 13.21 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 335 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 17200 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4176
AMD Radeon RX 580
11452 (+174%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
40514
AMD Radeon RX 580
110742 (+173%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 580
173.6 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8835
AMD Radeon RX 580
19837 (+125%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (48 benchmarks)
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+162%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+158%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+191%)
AVG 131 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+200%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+135%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+156%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+143%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+135%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+150%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+139%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+140%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+145%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+160%)
AVG 161 FPS
MIN 142 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+165%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+150%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+144%)
AVG 154 FPS
MIN 130 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+153%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+136%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+124%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+123%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+193%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Wins!
Based on 48 benchmarks across 15 games
34
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 580
VS
+149.7%
86
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
34
Avg FPS
30
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
AMD • 12GB GDDR6
48
Wins
86
Avg FPS
75
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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