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Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 590

Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 590: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Grafikkarte - GPU 2685/2825 MHz, 4000MB DDR6 Speicher

Buy for 176.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12769 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Grafikkarte, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Grafikkarte (Radeon RX 590 GME)

Buy for 145.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12988 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Grafikkarte - GPU 2685/2825 MHz, 4000MB DDR6 Speicher

Buy for 176.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12769 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Grafikkarte, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Grafikkarte (Radeon RX 590 GME)

Buy for 145.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12988 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP in USD: $199

Availability

MSRP in USD: $279

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper 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 6500 XT is 1161 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Performs up to 1% better in Dota 2 than Radeon RX 590 - 176 vs 175 FPS
  • Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 107 vs 175 Watts

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590

  • Up to 17% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €145.67 vs €176.19
  • Up to 17% better value when playing Dota 2 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €0.83 vs €1.0 per FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

176

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1/FPS

83%

Price, €

€176.19

82%

FPS Winner

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Grafikkarte - GPU 2685/2825 MHz, 4000MB DDR6 Speicher

Buy for 176.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12769 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


FPS

175

99%

Value, €/FPS

€0.83/FPS

100%

Price, €

€145.67

100%

Value Winner

51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Grafikkarte, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Grafikkarte (Radeon RX 590 GME)

Buy for 145.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12988 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

80%

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

54%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

vs
AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo

AMD Radeon RX 590

Jan 19th, 2022
Release DateNov 15th, 2018
Navi IIGenerationPolaris
$199
MSRP$279
1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR5
64-bitBus256-bit
143.9 GB/sBandwidth
256 GB/s
2310 MHz
Base Clock Speed1469 MHz
2815 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1545 MHz
2248 MHz
Memory Clock Speed2000 MHz

Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or Radeon RX 590

Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking

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