The Radeon RX 6500 XT is a slightly faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590, however, it's a slightly worse value for money, as it's £29.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 39% less energy – 107 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- Up to 16% cheaper – £149.99 vs £178.99
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Average FPS
74
100%
Min 1% FPS
38
100%
Price, £
£178.99
83%
Value, £/FPS
£2.41/FPS
85%
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£178.99
In Stock
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£276.95
In Stock
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
99%
Min 1% FPS
37
97%
Price, £
£149.99
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.05/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 590 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 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
143.9 GB/s
56%
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
81%
FP32
5.765 TFLOPS
81%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
55%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Navi II | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
107 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
90.08 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 180.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 5.765 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
