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    Radeon RX 6800 vs Radeon RX 580

    Radeon RX 6800
    Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 28 Oct 2020
    Radeon RX 6800
    Radeon RX 580
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 1 Apr 2017
    Radeon RX 580

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 6800
      306%
    • Radeon RX 580
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800

    206% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
    Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 580

    100 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6800 .
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon RX 6800

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6800

    The Radeon RX 6800 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (41 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800Radeon RX 580
    GPU NameNavi 21 (Navi 21 XL)vsEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)
    Fab Process7 nmvs14 nm
    Die Size536 mm²vs232 mm²
    Transistors26,800 millionvs5,700 million
    Shaders3840vs2304
    Compute Units60vs36
    Core clock1700 MHzvs1120 MHz
    ROPs96vs32
    TMUs240vs144

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800Radeon RX 580
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective    		vs2000 MHz
    8000 MHz effective
    Memory Size16384 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 6800Radeon RX 580
    TDP250 wattsvs150 watts
    Release Date28 Oct 2020vs1 Apr 2017

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800
      202.10 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 580
      40.50 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800
      505.20 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 580
      182.30 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 6800
      512.00 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 580
      256.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 6800
      16170.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 580
      5834.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      145
    • Radeon RX 580
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      114
    • Radeon RX 580
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      231
    • Radeon RX 580
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      273
    • Radeon RX 580
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      92
    • Radeon RX 580
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      204
    • Radeon RX 580
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      129
    • Radeon RX 580
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      237
    • Radeon RX 580
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      49
    • Radeon RX 580
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      106
    • Radeon RX 580
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      217
    • Radeon RX 580
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 6800
      184
    • Radeon RX 580
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      100
    • Radeon RX 580
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      106
    • Radeon RX 580
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      90
    • Radeon RX 580
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      181
    • Radeon RX 580
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      219
    • Radeon RX 580
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      60
    • Radeon RX 580
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      156
    • Radeon RX 580
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      104
    • Radeon RX 580
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      178
    • Radeon RX 580
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      47
    • Radeon RX 580
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      82
    • Radeon RX 580
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      171
    • Radeon RX 580
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      135
    • Radeon RX 580
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 6800
      131
    • Radeon RX 580
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      77
    • Radeon RX 580
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      58
    • Radeon RX 580
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      50
    • Radeon RX 580
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      110
    • Radeon RX 580
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      131
    • Radeon RX 580
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      31
    • Radeon RX 580
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      90
    • Radeon RX 580
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      65
    • Radeon RX 580
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      102
    • Radeon RX 580
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      30
    • Radeon RX 580
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      54
    • Radeon RX 580
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      87
    • Radeon RX 580
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      71
    • Radeon RX 580
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 6800
      74
    • Radeon RX 580
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      42
    • Radeon RX 580
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

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