Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6900 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $279

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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $999

ASUS ROG Strix LC AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT TOP Edition Gaming Graphics Card (AMD RDNA™ 2, PCIe 4.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Full-coverage cold plate, 240mm radiator, 600mm tubing)

Sapphire 11308-03-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Special Edition PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6900 XT Boost Clock Up to 2340 MHz 256-bit 16GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Triple Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

Gigabyte PowerColor Red Devil Limited Edition AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

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 84% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $1.83 vs $11.11 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 117% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Radeon RX 590 - 128 vs 59 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 16 vs 8 GB

This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

FPS

46%

Value, €/FPS

€1.83/FPS

100%

Price, €

€108.1

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for €108.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 901 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

128

100%

Value, €/FPS

€11.11/FPS

16%

Price, €

€1421.5

FPS Winner

ASUS ROG Strix LC AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT TOP Edition Gaming Graphics Card (AMD RDNA™ 2, PCIe 4.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Full-coverage cold plate, 240mm radiator, 600mm tubing)

Buy for €1,421.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 246 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

157

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

620

FPS

896

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

388

FPS

401

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

185

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Maximum

160

FPS

227

FPS

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

17%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

31%

Radeon RX 6900 XT

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