Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms the cheaper 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 6900 XT is 713 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 87% cheaper than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $87.74 vs $657.34
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 175 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Performs up to 251% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Radeon RX 590 - 151 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 16 vs 8 GB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
17.166666666666668%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
30.90277777777778%
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
720 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT |
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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 |