Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 580
AMD
Radeon RX 6500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 19 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon RX 580
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 1 Apr 2017
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6500 XT100%
- Radeon RX 580135%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 43 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 580 .
- 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 the Radeon RX 580
- 35% higher gaming performance.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 580
The Radeon RX 580 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) |
| Fab Process | 6 nm | 14 nm |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,400 million | 5,700 million |
| Shaders | 1024 | 2304 |
| Compute Units | 16 | 36 |
| Core clock | 2200 MHz | 1120 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 144 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|
| TDP | 107 watts | 150 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Jan 2022 | 1 Apr 2017 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT90.08 GP/s
- Radeon RX 58040.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT180.20 GT/s
- Radeon RX 580182.30 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6500 XT144.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX 580256.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6500 XT5765.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 5805834.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT40
- Radeon RX 58043
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT74
- Radeon RX 58086
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT17
- Radeon RX 58052
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT105
- Radeon RX 58087
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- Radeon RX 58059
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6500 XT67
- Radeon RX 58063
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT21
- Radeon RX 58030
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT55
- Radeon RX 58064
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT13
- Radeon RX 58036
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- Radeon RX 58055
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT40
- Radeon RX 58038
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6500 XT44
- Radeon RX 58046
FPS (higher is better)