Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB | Radeon RX 580 4GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27% | 6% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 33% | 3% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 35% | 7% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 3% | 49% |
| FIFA 21 | 63% | 47% |
| Genshin Impact | 27% | 6% |
| Far Cry 6 | 5% | 53% |
| Hitman 3 | 5% | 37% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 30% | 2% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 5% | 51% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB are significantly better than the AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB.
The RX 580 has a 72 MHz higher core clock speed and the same number of Texture Mapping Units as the RX 5600 XT. This results in the RX 580 providing 10.4 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RX 580 has a 72 MHz higher core clock speed than the RX 5600 XT, but the RX 5600 XT has 32 more Render Output Units than the RX 580. As a result, the RX 5600 XT exhibits a 35.6 GPixel/s better Pixel Fill Rate than the RX 580. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RX 5600 XT was released over a year more recently than the RX 580, and so the RX 5600 XT is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the RX 580.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The RX 5600 XT has 2048 MB more video memory than the RX 580, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the RX 5600 XT also has superior memory performance overall.
The RX 5600 XT has 64 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RX 580, which means that the memory performance of the RX 5600 XT is much better than the RX 580.
Both the Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB and the Radeon RX 580 4GB have 2304 Shader Processing Units. While the two GPUs have the same number of SPUs, the actual performance delivered by the RX 580 is 3087 and by the RX 5600 XT is 3087. Knowing that the shader performance of the RX 580 is superior, it is not necessary to examine the GPUs' respective Texture and Pixel Fill Rates.
The RX 5600 XT transistor size technology is 7 nm (nanometers) smaller than the RX 580. This means that the RX 5600 XT is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the RX 580.
The Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB requires 150 Watts to run and the Radeon RX 580 4GB requires 150 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 550 Watts for the RX 5600 XT and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the RX 580. The two GPUs require the same amount of wattage to run. As such, there is no need to worry about which will more significantly affect your yearly electricity bills.
| Core Speed | 1185 MHz | vs |  | 1257 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1600 MHz | | vs | 1340 MHz | |
| Architecture | Navi 10 XL | GCN 1.3 Polaris 20 XTX | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
| Release Date | 21 Jan 2020 |  | vs | 18 Apr 2017 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 9
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vs | 7.7
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| 3840x2160 | 6.6
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vs | 5.9
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| Memory | 6144 MB | | vs | 4096 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1500 MHz | vs | | 1750 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 192 Bit | vs | | 256 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | GDDR5 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 288GB/sec | | vs | 224GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | |
2048 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2304 | | vs | | 2304 |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 7nm | | vs | 14nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 144 | | vs | | 144 |
| Texture Rate | 170.6 GTexel/s | vs | | 181 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 32 | |
| Pixel Rate | 75.8 GPixel/s | | vs | 40.2 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | 4096x2160 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | | 3 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 150 Watts | | vs | | 150 Watts |
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| Recommended PSU | 550 Watts & 42 Amps | vs | | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12 | | vs | | 12.0 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
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| Recommended Processor | - | AMD Ryzen R5 1600X | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | vs | | 2560x1440 | |
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| Mini Review | Overview The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB is an mid-tier gaming Graphics Card based on the first (1.0) Revision of the RDNA Architecture. Architecture The Navi 10 XL GPU offers support for GDDR6 Memory, DirectX 12.0, Vulkan 1.0, and OpenGL 4.5. GPU This variant of the Navi 10 XL GPU features 36 Compute Units activated, offering 2304 Shader Processing Units, 144 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The GPU features a 1375 MHz base clock speed and up to 1560 MHz with boost clock, making it an estimated 20% slower than a Radeon RX 5700 8GB. This puts its predicted performance at roughly 20% faster than a GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with 6GB high-speed GDDR6 and accesses the Frame Buffer through a 192-bit memory interface, providing total memory bandwidth of 288 GB/s. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 6GB. Under most circumstances, this only proves useful in certain 3D Games whose Settings Require Large Amounts of Memory. However,the GPU itself is aimed for 1080p Gaming. In some limited scenarios at 1440p resolution, 6GB video memory might be a bottleneck and Performance could be better were the Frame Buffer larger, however this would only be an issue in the most demanding games. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 150W, it requires at least a 550W PSU with available 8+8-pin connector. Performance AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB competes with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti which is available for $329. System Suggestions The Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2650 x 1480 but is ideally suited for 1920 x 1080. For the most demanding AAA games it should be ideally suited to 1080p. We recommend a mid-tier CPU and at least 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview First off we should point out that this is not the new AMD Vega graphics card line. The new AMD Radeon RX 500 series are an uprated version of the RX 400 series that they are replacing. This RX 580 4GB graphics card is one of the two more powerful models from the new AMD Radeon RX 500 Series. This RX 580 is the 4GB version and there is also the RX580 8GB version available, offering more VRAM for your gaming performance. Architecture It equips a GPU codenamed Polaris 20 XTX, which has 2304 shader processing units, 144 TMUs and 32 ROPs. GPU The RX 580 4GB central processing unit runs at 1257MHz and goes up to 1365MHz when in boost and turbo mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 4GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock operates at 2000MHz. Power Consumption The RX 580 4GB has a power TDP requirement of 150W. This means it will require at least a 500W PSU with one dedicated 8-pin connector. Performance Early benchmarks indicate that the AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB will be similar in performance to the Nvidia GTX 1060 in terms of gaming performance. This puts the RX 580 4GB about 8% faster than the model it replaced, the AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB. Comparing the RX 580 to RX 570 we see 1440p frame rates around 8-15% better with the RX580 version System Suggestions The new Radeon RX 580 4GB releases on the 18th April 2017 and is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1440. We recommend a high-end processor, like the new Ryzen R5 and at least 8GB of RAM for optimal gaming performance. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | ||||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||