Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RX 580 2048SP

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 2048SP and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 580 2048SP
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
18.09

RX 9060 XT 16GB outperforms RX 580 2048SP by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking32270
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Power efficiency9.17no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code namePolaris 20no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 October 2018 (6 years ago)2 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores20482048
Core clock speed1168 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1284 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate164.4no data
Floating-point processing power5.259 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs128no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD50−55
−178%
139
+178%
1440p21−24
−210%
65
+210%
4K14−16
−207%
43
+207%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
HELLDIVERS 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
HELLDIVERS 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
HELLDIVERS 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 260
+0%
260
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
HELLDIVERS 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 133
+0%
133
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
HELLDIVERS 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+0%
98
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
HELLDIVERS 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how RX 580 2048SP and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 178% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 210% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 207% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 18.09 49.07
Recency 15 October 2018 2 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm

RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 171.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580 2048SP in performance tests.

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