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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of Radeon RX 590
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 1% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon RX 590 - 99 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - CA$399.99 vs CA$1036.00
- Up to 62% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon RX 590 - CA$4.04 vs CA$10.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 107 vs 175 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB OC+ 1580MHz DDR5 3xDP HDMI DVI Graphic Cards
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
99
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.04/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$399.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
55%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
81%
Radeon RX 590 | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Polaris | Generation | Navi II |
| $279 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
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With selected game settings
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