The Radeon RX 6800 XT is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590, however, it's a slightly worse value for money, as it's £539.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6800 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 8 GB
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
Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
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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£689.00
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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
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 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 6800 XT vs Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
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%
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%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 6800 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Oct 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| $649.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Navi II | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 300 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
16 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
512 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
288 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
648 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
20.74 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
