AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
Built for 1080p with settings turned down. It outscores 46% of the 179 cards in our index and meets the recommended graphics card of 183 of 232 released games that name one.
- Index
- 16/100
- Rank
- #93
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- Power
- 185 W
- Launch price
- $229
How much of the PC library it covers
Against the 232 released games whose publisher names a graphics card we can place.
- 183 at the recommended spec 79%
- 48 at the minimum only 21%
- 1 below the minimum 0%
The most demanding game it meets the recommended card for is Frostpunk. The least demanding one it falls short of is Palworld.
Upcoming releases on the AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
Unreleased games whose publishers have already posted a graphics card requirement.
Recommended spec 1
- Pony Island 2: Panda Circus Apr 27, 2027
Minimum spec 7
- Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026
- Sagas of Lumin Feb 4, 2027
- HUMANKIND™ 2 2027
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance 2027
- Outward 2 2027
- PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 2027
- Sea of Remnants 2027
Below minimum 11
- Gears of War: E-Day Oct 6, 2026
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Feb 12, 2027
- Fable Feb 23, 2027
- SPINE - This is Gun Fu 2027
- Chrono Odyssey To be announced
- El Paso, Elsewhere 2 To be announced
- Guild Wars 3™ To be announced
- Lords of the Fallen II Coming soon
- SAW: Genesis To be announced
- Star Trek: Shadow Frontier Coming soon
- The Talos Principle 3 Coming soon
In the heaviest games we track
Modelled at the High preset with upscaling off, next to a processor fast enough not to limit it. Estimates, not recorded runs — how the model works.
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | 23 | 14 | 8 |
Spec card
- Maker
- AMD
- Released
- 2017
- Video memory
- 8 GB
- Rated power
- 185 W
- PSU to plan for
- 550 W
- Tier
- D
- Ray tracing
- No
- Upscaling
- FSR
The cards either side of it
Nearest in our index. Pick one to put them side by side.
AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB: quick answers
Will the AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB run 2027 games?
Of the 19 upcoming games whose publishers have named a graphics card, it meets the recommended card for 1, only the minimum for 7, and falls short of 11.
Is 8 GB of VRAM enough?
For 1080p and most 1440p games, yes. The heaviest recent releases will want textures turned down.
What power supply do I need for the AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB?
It is rated at 185 W. With the rest of a typical gaming PC and headroom for power spikes, a good 550 W unit is a safe choice; the PSU calculator works it out for your exact parts.
Is the AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980?
No. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 scores 17/100 against 16/100 in our index.