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 85% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon RX 6900 XT - €0.44 vs €2.95 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 33% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon RX 590 - 505 vs 380 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 16 vs 8 GB
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
380
75%
Value, €/FPS
€0.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€167.5
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €167.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 247 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
505
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.95/FPS
15%
Price, €
€1490.06
11%
FPS Winner
Buy for €1,490.06 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 247 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
17%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
31%
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 |