AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5
The 14nm Polaris-based Radeon RX 580 with 8GB of GDDR5 memory and 2048 stream processors delivers stable 1080p gaming and VR readiness at a budget-friendly price. Its compact 215mm dual-fan design fits easily into smaller builds while providing artifact-free performance with VR headsets. This card is best for budget-conscious PC builders targeting smooth 1080p gameplay in esports and older AAA titles.
GPU Radeon RX 580
VRAM 8GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1284 MHz
TDP 185 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Class consumer
32 Overall Score
Price $130
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average efficiency (21st percentile)
- Below average rt (22nd percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average raster (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 580 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | Polaris |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 14 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 112 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 2048 |
| Base Clock | 1284 |
| Boost Clock | 1284 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 2.611 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 2.611 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 8788 |
| GPU Compute | 3438 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 185 |
| Recommended PSU | 250 |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
Physical
| Length | 215 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C | PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060TI-O8G-V2-GAMING | Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD | EVGA XC3 08G-P5-3755-KL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 580 | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | Radeon RX 9060 XT | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1284 | 2535 | 2535 | 1785 | 3320 | 1770 |
| Tdp W | 185 | 145 | 145 | 200 | 217 | 220 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 128 | 128 | 256 | 128 | 256 |
| 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 | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 580 | 25.9 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 23.4 | 30.5 | 27 | 56.8 | 21.3 | 33.2 | 70.9 |
| MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C Compare | 40.9 | 61 | 48.1 | 55.7 | 56.5 | 90 | 91.5 | 85.6 | 94.1 | 71.8 |
| PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O Compare | 40.9 | 61 | 48.1 | 55.7 | 56.5 | 90 | 44.4 | 85.6 | 94.1 | 95.4 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060TI-O8G-V2-GAMING Compare | 44.2 | 64.8 | 42.5 | 51.9 | 53.2 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 61.5 | 78.3 | 88.7 |
| Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD Compare | 47.9 | 51.7 | 37.2 | 50.1 | 65.4 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 51.2 | 76.9 | 95.4 |
| EVGA XC3 08G-P5-3755-KL Compare | 38.1 | 68.1 | 39.5 | 60.6 | 55.1 | 79.3 | 72.9 | 60.6 | 57.8 | 95.4 |
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