Test: MSI RX 580 Gaming X

Konklusion

RX 580 er et rebrand og dette er tydeligt hele testen igennem, AMD har mest af alt skruet op for clockhastigheden og klistret et større tal på kassen. Dette er naturligvis ikke noget nyt, begge grafikproducenter har i mange år rebrandet diverse chips, og AMD har trods alt også skruet lidt op for hastigheden. Alligevel har RX 580 reelt de samme problemer som sin forgænger, AMD kortet kan ikke helt følge med konkurrenten GTX 1060 i DirectX 11, hvor AMD kortet halter 5-10 procent efter. Kigger vi på nye DirectX 12 titler er RX 580 kortet dog langt hurtigere, og set i det lys er AMD kortet måske et bedre køb.

MSI køleren klarer som sædvanligt opgaven godt, og holder den strømhungrende chip under 75 grader dog med en meget aggressiv blæserstyring, som kan dæmpes ved at sætte kortet i silent mode. Vil du have et meget støjsvagt system, er RX 570 dog et bedre valg. MSI kortet kommer med de samme features som de større modeller, altså både bagplade og RGB lys.  
 

Test: MSI RX 580 Gaming X

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	5
Ydelse	3
Pris	2
Samlet	72%

UK summary

The RX 580 is a rebrand and this is evident throughout the test. AMD has not done much, other than turned up the clock speed and glued a larger number on the box. This is of course nothing new, both graphics manufacturers have reared various chips for many years, and after all, AMD has also turned up the speed more than once. Nevertheless, the RX 580 really has the same problems as its predecessor. The AMD card can not fully follow the competitor GTX 1060 in DirectX 11, where the AMD card is 5 to 10 percent lower. Looking at new DirectX 12 titles, the RX 580 card is much faster, and in this light, the AMD card may be a better purchase.

The MSI cooler performs well as usual, keeping the power-firing chip below 75 degrees with a very aggressive fan control that can be dimmed by putting the card in silent mode. If you want a very quiet system, the RX 570 is a better choice. The MSI card comes with the same features as the larger models, ie both backplate and RGB light.
 

Innovation/Technology - 4
The updated Polaris chip is the latest AMD technology. Underneath the helmet we find 14nm production technology, a higher clock speed and with 8 GB of RAM, there is ample space for high resolution textures.

Design/Layout - 4
The Twin Frozr VI cooler is always incredibly efficient and had no problems with the otherwise hot RX580. However, the cooler is not as quiet as it is on other chips and if you want a very quiet gamer system, there may be better solutions on the market, of course we will test more RX 580 cards in the future.

Software/BIOS - 5
The card and drivers delivered stable performance throughout the test. Do you want to overclock, MSI adds their Afterburner and a small program to control light, fan control and basic clock speeds.

Performance - 3
The RX580 delivers good performance in 1080p and 1440p and is in our tests a bit faster than GTX 1060 as long as DirectX 12 is used. However, AMD's new graphics chipset can not keep up in DirectX 11 where GTX 1060 just delivers more FPS. In the end, you should look at your own needs before purchasing, we land on a 3.

Price - 2
With a price of 2500,- DKK, this MSI RX 580 is hard to defend when the corresponding GTX 1060 graphics card can be purchased for 2200,- DKK. If you do not need a new graphics card this instance, the RX 580 prices are likely to drop when more stores get the cards. But until then, the cheaper RX 580 and the smaller RX 570 (as we are soon testing) are a better purchase.