Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6900 XT

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 $999

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Ultimate Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

Sapphire 11308-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire 11308-03-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Special Edition PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

ASUS ROG Strix LC AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT TOP Edition Gaming Graphics Card (AMD RDNA™ 2, PCIe 4.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Full-Coverage Cold Plate, 240mm Radiator, 600mm tubing)

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6900 XT is 713 days newer than Radeon RX 590.

Advantages of Radeon RX 590

Up to 21% better value when playing Battlefield V than Radeon RX 6900 XT - CA$8.16 vs CA$10.37 per FPS
Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 175 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6900 XT

Performs up to 94% better in Battlefield V than Radeon RX 590 - 247 vs 127 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 16 vs 8 GB

This is a free version of Battlefield V.

Battlefield V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

FPS

127

51%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$8.16/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$1036

100%

Value Winner

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 260 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

247

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$10.37/FPS

79%

Price, CA$

CA$2561

40%

FPS Winner

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Ultimate Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

Buy for CA$2,561 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 260 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

157

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

620

FPS

896

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

388

FPS

401

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

136

FPS

201

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

185

FPS

Fortnite

Theoretical Performance

Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

17%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

31%

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

720 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 590	vs	Radeon RX 6900 XT
Nov 15th, 2018	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
Polaris	Generation	Navi II
$279	MSRP	$999
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	1825 MHz
1545 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2250 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz