AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
Specifications, where the Radeon RX 580 8GB sits for gaming, the processor worth pairing with it, and the frame rate the pair returns at every resolution.
Ryzen 5 4500
The Radeon RX 580 8GB and the Ryzen 5 4500 return about 22 fps on High at 1440p with neither part wasting the other. A processor slower than the Ryzen 5 4500 leaves the Radeon RX 580 8GB idling, and a faster one adds no frames to a Radeon RX 580 8GB at this resolution.
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| Manufacturer | AMD |
| Released | 2017 |
| Video memory | 8 GB |
| Board power | 185 W |
| Gaming performance index | 16.0 (RTX 4090 = 100) |
What these numbers mean for the Radeon RX 580 8GB
On our index the Radeon RX 580 8GB scores 16.0, which places it 81st of the 89 graphics cards we track and puts it faster than roughly 9% of them.
The Radeon RX 580 8GB and the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB land on exactly the same index score of 16.0, so on raw throughput the two are interchangeable and the choice between them comes down to memory, power draw and price on the day.
8 GB of memory is the figure to watch on the Radeon RX 580 8GB: workable at 1080p, tight at 1440p on high presets, and short of what a handful of recent titles want, which on a 8 GB card shows up as stutter rather than a lower frame counter and so gets misdiagnosed as the Radeon RX 580 8GB simply being slow.
At 185 W the Radeon RX 580 8GB sits in the mainstream power bracket, so a competent supply of around 500 W total handles the whole machine and cooling is a matter of normal case airflow rather than special planning.
Released in 2017, the Radeon RX 580 8GB is 9 years old and well past the point of being a sensible new purchase, and it is here because plenty of people still run a Radeon RX 580 8GB and want to know what to pair with it or whether to replace it.
Radeon RX 580 8GB frame rate at each resolution
The Radeon RX 580 8GB paired with the Ryzen 5 4500 on the High preset with 16 GB of system memory. The card is the limit throughout, so the Radeon RX 580 8GB falls the full 73% from 30 fps to 8 fps as the pixel count rises.
| Resolution | Estimated fps | Limited by |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | 30 fps | GPU |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 22 fps | GPU |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | 8 fps | GPU |
How the Radeon RX 580 8GB compares
6 cards sit within 30% of the Radeon RX 580 8GB on our gaming index, running from the GeForce GTX 980 Ti at +25% to the Radeon RX 6500 XT at +6%, a window narrow enough that price, memory and power decide it rather than raw speed.
What to pair with the Radeon RX 580 8GB, and when to upgrade
Best CPU for the Radeon RX 580 8GB
When the Radeon RX 580 8GB becomes the limit, the Arc A580 is the next step worth paying for: 25.0 on our index against 16.0, a jump of 56%, which is roughly where an upgrade stops being something you have to look at a counter to notice. See its specs.
Check the Radeon RX 580 8GB against your own parts
Radeon RX 580 8GB specifications on this page are from AMD, while its performance index of 16.0 is modelled from published benchmark data for the Radeon RX 580 8GB rather than measured on a test bench, and every frame rate above follows from that figure. How we calculate this