MSI Radeon RX 580 ARMOR OC 8GB GDDR5
MSI
22 Overall Score
vs
ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6
ASRock
68 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI Radeon RX 580 ARMOR OC 8GB GDDR5
No customer feedback yet
ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6
88 out of 100 high confidence 32 reviews
The ASRock RX 7700 XT is widely praised as a strong mid-range performer, especially for 1440p gaming, offering excellent value compared to competing NVIDIA cards. Users highlight its quiet operation, effective cooling, and solid driver stability, though a few note it can be large for some cases and lacks voltage control on Linux. Overall, it's a highly recommended budget-friendly option for modern gaming.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p gaming performance
- Great value for money
- Quiet fan operation
- Effective cooling system
- Solid driver stability
Cons
- No voltage control on Linux
- Large size for some cases
- No sag support bracket included
- Lacks DLSS and superior ray tracing
- RGB not as configurable as shown
1440p gaming performance 12
Value for money 10
Cooling and noise 8
Driver stability 6
Linux compatibility 5
Build quality and design 7
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI Radeon RX 580 ARMOR OC | ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 580 | Radeon RX 7700 XT |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | Polaris | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 12 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 185★ | 245 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 2 x 8-pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 5★ | 4 |
| Max Resolution | — | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 269 | 266★ |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | — | 1.00 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, AMD Radeon Super Resolution |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
MSI Radeon RX 580 ARMOR OC 8GB GDDR5
- Strong affordability (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average compute (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average efficiency (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average rt (21st percentile)
ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong compute (78th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger
Scores 68 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 32 specs.
