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Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6800

Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6800: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB OC+ 1580MHz DDR5 3xDP HDMI DVI Graphic Cards

Buy for CA$1,036 on Amazon

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Updated 7590 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for CA$779.99 on Amazon

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Updated 7590 minutes ago

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB OC+ 1580MHz DDR5 3xDP HDMI DVI Graphic Cards

Buy for CA$1,036 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7590 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for CA$779.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7590 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $279

XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB OC+ 1580MHz DDR5 3xDP HDMI DVI Graphic Cards

Prices and Stock
MSRP $579

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Sapphire 11305-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6800 PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire 11305-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6800 PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 713 days newer than Radeon RX 590.

Advantages of Radeon RX 590

Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 175 vs 250 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800

Performs up to 72% better in DOOM Eternal than Radeon RX 590 - 327 vs 190 FPS
Up to 56% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Radeon RX 590 - CA$2.39 vs CA$5.45 per FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 16 vs 8 GB

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DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

FPS

190

58%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$5.45/FPS

44%

Price, CA$

CA$1036

75%

XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB OC+ 1580MHz DDR5 3xDP HDMI DVI Graphic Cards

Buy for CA$1,036 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7590 minutes ago

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

327

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.39/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$779.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for CA$779.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7590 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

380

FPS

472

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

71

FPS

157

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

620

FPS

834

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

388

FPS

397

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

98

FPS

144

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

24%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

44%

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

202.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

505.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 590	vs	Radeon RX 6800
Nov 15th, 2018	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
Polaris	Generation	Navi II
$279	MSRP	$579
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
256 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
1469 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1700 MHz
1545 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2105 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz

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CA$199.99

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CA$279.99

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CA$1,150.23

CA$1,036

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CA$549.99

CA$1,036

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CA$538.95

CA$1,036

CA$321.55

CA$1,036

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CA$845.87

CA$1,036

CA$228.8

CA$1,036

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CA$599.99

CA$1,036

CA$414.48

CA$1,036

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CA$1,589

CA$1,036

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CA$1,036

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CA$126.99

CA$1,036

CA$256.43

CA$1,036

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CA$829.99

CA$1,036

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

CA$1,849

CA$1,036

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

CA$1,465.8

CA$1,036

Radeon RX 6600 XT

CA$397

CA$1,036

GeForce RTX 4090

CA$5,922.12

CA$1,036

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

CA$749.99

CA$1,036

CA$88.98

CA$1,036

Radeon RX 6750 XT

CA$699.87

CA$1,036

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CA$899.99

CA$1,036

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

CA$619.99

CA$1,036

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CA$899.99

CA$1,036

CA$99.99

CA$1,036

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CA$1,309.22

CA$1,036

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CA$510.21

CA$1,036

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