XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GiB Video Card Review

3DMark

3DMark is a program with a set of several 3D benchmarks. We ran the Time Spy, Fire Strike Extreme and Sky Diver benchmarks.

The Time Spy benchmark measures DirectX 12 native performance, running at 2560 x 1440 resolution. In this benchmark, the Radeon RX 580 8 GiB was in a technical tie with the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GiB, and was 7% faster than the Radeon RX 480 8 GiB.

The Fire Strike Extreme benchmark measures DirectX 11 performance and is aimed at high-end gaming computers. It runs at 2560 x 1440. In this test, the Radeon RX 580 8 GiB performed similarly to the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GiB, and was 9% faster than the Radeon RX 480 8 GiB.

The 3DMark Sky Diver benchmark is aimed at mainstream PCs with DirecX 11 simulations. It runs at 1920 x 1070. In this test, the Radeon RX 580 8 GiB also was in a technical tie with the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GiB, and was 7% faster than the Radeon RX 480 8 GiB.