AMD Radeon RX 580 VS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 580
VS
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory5120
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 580
8GB GDDR5 185W N/A Apr 2017
Radeon RX 580
$229 • Apr 2017
VS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
$999 • Oct 2020
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16GB GDDR6 300W N/A Oct 2020
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 185 W | 300 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1340 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 512 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 5120 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 80 |
| TMUs | 144 | 320 |
| ROPs | 32 | 128 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 42.88 GPixel/s | 288 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 512 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 6.175 GFLOPS | 23.04 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 26800 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 700 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 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
20261 (+385%)
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
40514
AMD Radeon RX 580
124121 (+206%)
AMD Radeon RX 6900 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
305.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8835
AMD Radeon RX 580
26744 (+203%)
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (81 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+306%)
AVG 252 FPS
MIN 221 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+340%)
AVG 176 FPS
MIN 160 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+350%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 81 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 6900 XT (+243%)
AVG 216 FPS
MIN 157 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+305%)
AVG 174 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+300%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 77 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 6900 XT (+314%)
AVG 244 FPS
MIN 218 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+315%)
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 142 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+427%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+337%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 126 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+333%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+305%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+314%)
AVG 236 FPS
MIN 224 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+344%)
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 143 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+329%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+147%)
AVG 200 FPS
MIN 200 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+254%)
AVG 198 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT (+330%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Wins!
Based on 81 benchmarks across 27 games
37
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 580
VS
+261.1%
134
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
37
Avg FPS
32
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
81
Wins
134
Avg FPS
115
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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