The Radeon RX 590 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6800 XT, however, it's a slightly better value for money, as it's £539.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- Up to 78% cheaper – £149.99 vs £689.00
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 42% less energy – 175 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6800 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 8 GB
Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
46%
Min 1% FPS
37
38%
Price, £
£149.99
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.05/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Oct 28th, 2020
Average FPS
159
100%
Min 1% FPS
97
100%
Price, £
£689
21%
Value, £/FPS
£4.33/FPS
47%
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£596.00
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£944.33
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£1,372.26
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£928.54
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£2,119.34
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Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
50%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
17%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
34%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
34%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Oct 28th, 2020
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
512 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
648 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 590 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
$279.00 | MSRP | $649.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
175 W | Power Consumption | 300 W |
| Memory | ||
| 8 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 49.44 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 288 GPixel/s |
| 222.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 648 GTexel/s |
| 7.119 TFLOPS | FP32 | 20.74 TFLOPS |
