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AMD logo Radeon RX 580
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon RX 580 logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6970
Launched Q2 2017 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 2048 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1257 MHz 0 % 880 MHz 30 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 83 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 26 % 250 W 0 %
Length 298 mm 0 % 297 mm 0.3 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 47891 0 % 27069 43.5 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 21 % 60.4 %
Benchmark Score 22936 0 % 7327 68.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 774.1 0 % 426.9 44.9 %
Average DirectX performance 67.8 FPS 0 % 27.3 FPS 59.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 122.8 FPS 0 % 68.3 FPS 44.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 45.1 FPS 0 % 19.9 FPS 56 %
DirectX 11 performance 60 FPS 0 % 21.1 FPS 64.8 %
DirectX 12 performance 43.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3647.3 operations/s 0 % 1484.5 operations/s 59.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 580, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 108.2 FPS 52.8 FPS
High settings 194.8 FPS 95.1 FPS
Medium settings 233.7 FPS 114.1 FPS
Low settings 327.2 FPS 159.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 51.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon RX 580, Radeon HD 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 80.1 FPS 44.2 FPS
High settings 144.3 FPS 79.5 FPS
Medium settings 173.1 FPS 95.4 FPS
Low settings 242.3 FPS 133.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 44.9 %
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