The Radeon RX 5500 XT is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590 and it's also a better value for money, as it's €25.05 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 5500 XT
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 15% cheaper – €139.94 vs €164.99
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 26% less energy – 130 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Dec 12th, 2019
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, €
€139.94
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.91/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, €
€164.99
84%
Value, €/FPS
€2.26/FPS
85%
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€164.99
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Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 590 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Dec 12th, 2019
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224 GB/s
88%
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
73%
FP32
5.196 TFLOPS
73%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
84%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 5500 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Dec 12th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
$169.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Navi | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
130 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
59.04 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 162.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 5.196 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
