Graphics card

Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

Compared by performance index, specifications and load profile. The per-parameter difference comes first; the index follows.

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Verdict

Radeon RX 7900 XT is 140% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

Radeon RX 580 leads on 0 parameters, Radeon RX 7900 XT on 5.

Specification source: A — AMD; B — AMD. Specifications verified on 2026-07-27

Key differences

Radeon RX 580

Strengths

  • level

Trade-offs

  • Power efficiency
  • Rasterization
  • Video memory

Radeon RX 7900 XT

Strengths

  • Power efficiency
  • Rasterization
  • Video memory

Trade-offs

  • level

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    46
    262
  • Ray tracing

    11
    152
  • Video memory

    8 GB
    20 GB
  • Power efficiency

    185 W
    300 W
  • Memory bandwidth

    256-bit GDDR5
    320-bit GDDR6

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
Radeon RX 580Radeon RX 7900 XT

Specifications side by side

Side ARadeon RX 580Side BRadeon RX 7900 XT
Performance index46262better
Ray tracing index11152better
Video memory8 GB20 GBbetter
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory bus256 bit320 bitbetter
Boost clock1340 MHz2400 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)185 Wbetter300 W
UpscalerFSRFSR
Process nodeGlobalFoundries 14 nmTSMC 5 nm
ReleasedQ2 2017Q4 2022

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Deltas are computed from the EasyX-X catalog: relative performance indices and the vendor’s own published specifications. We do not copy third-party benchmark tables.