Radeon RX 6300 vs RX 580X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580X and Radeon RX 6300, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 580X
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
16.76
+14.5%

RX 580X outperforms RX 6300 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking325358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.2131.36
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code namePolaris 20Navi 24
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 April 2018 (6 years ago)no data

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 cores2304768
Core clock speed1257 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1340 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt32 Watt
Texture fill rate193.097.92
Floating-point processing power6.175 TFLOPS3.133 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs14448
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s64 GB/s

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x HDMI 2.1
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 580X 16.76
+14.5%
RX 6300 14.64

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 580X 6458
+14.5%
RX 6300 5641

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.76 14.64
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 32 Watt

RX 580X has a 14.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6300, on the other hand, has a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 478.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6300 in performance tests.


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