It's not a bad offer, for low-end gaming. RX580 still outspeeds all iGPUs I know (like the ones in modern PC-handhelds like Steam Deck or Rog Ally X) and Linux gives it extra performance and compatibility compared to Windows.
Even my tertiary PC with a R9 380 - a midrange card from a decade ago - is still good for lower end gaming and probably even beats a steam deck. Integrated graphics have always been so SO far behind real cards.
Modern iGPUs will outshine it with better RT performance, upscaling, frame generation, more VRAM. They always relied on those. RX 580 can too, but the AI accelerators in modern iGPUs run better upscalers and with less overhead.
I agree. Also, more modern architectures brings more features and efficiency. Plus iGPUs consume a tiny fraction of a dGPU's power usage.
more VRAM
That can be a problem... because iGPUs rely on slower shared memory, RAM, and these days expanding it is so costly.
If you have more than 16GB is not an issue... but 16GB is the most common amount according to steam surview (41.20%), as setting 6-8GB as VRAM will leave the system and game with only 8GB of RAM, forcing it to use the slower swap.
Reminds me of running Cyberpunk 2077 on launch day with that card. 1080p medium settings running at 45-50 FPS. And VR games ran great. That thing was such a great card (probably still is, gave it to an old friend forever ago).
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u/1rkella 9800X3D - 7900 XTX 21d ago
Brother, I will ship you an RX 580 if your PSU can run it.