MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor OC 8GB GDDR5
The Polaris 20-based RX 580 with 8GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers reliable 1080p gaming at its 1366MHz boost clock. Its dual-fan Armor cooler provides effective thermal management for sustained performance in a straightforward plug-in card design. This card is best for budget-conscious builders targeting 1080p medium-to-high settings in older titles or esports games, not modern 4K workloads.
GPU Radeon RX 580
VRAM 8GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1366 MHz
TDP 150 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Class consumer
25 Overall Score
Price CA$190
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (22nd percentile)
- Below average raster (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 580 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | Polaris 20 |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 1366 |
| Boost Clock | 1366 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 8788 |
| GPU Compute | 790 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 150 |
| Recommended PSU | 500 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI-Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
Physical
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| Upscaling | FSR |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor OC | XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 | Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-R907GREGAMING OC-12GD | Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 580 | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 9070 GRE | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | Radeon RX 6900 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1366 | 2565 | 2920 | 2290 | 2475 | 3250 |
| Tdp W | 150 | 236 | 220 | 268 | 300 | 140 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 192 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor OC | 25.7 | 23.8 | 26.8 | 22.4 | 30.1 | 6.9 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 25.8 | 91.7 |
| XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 Compare | 82.8 | 77.6 | 72.3 | 64.5 | 90 | 91.5 | 66.9 | 87.3 | 88.9 | 53.2 |
| Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-R907GREGAMING OC-12GD Compare | 66.2 | 72.4 | 56.2 | 63.5 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 70.1 | 89 | 82.6 | 50.5 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO Compare | 88.1 | 89 | 71.5 | 77.5 | 72.7 | 72.8 | 66.1 | 86.2 | 0 | 54.4 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 74.1 | 86.9 | 70 | 71.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 49.3 | 70.7 | 66.2 | 53.6 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G Compare | 75.6 | 56.3 | 68.1 | 47.6 | 90 | 56.6 | 92.3 | 77 | 95.4 | 59.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$190
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