Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 1% better in Sea of Thieves than Radeon RX 590 - 124 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - €161.83 vs €164.99
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 107 vs 175 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
54.88454706927176%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
80.98876404494382%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD 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 |