Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms the cheaper 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 6950 XT is 1272 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 89% cheaper than Radeon RX 6950 XT - €204.82 vs €1866.66
- Up to 83% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX 6950 XT - €2.97 vs €17.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT - 175 vs 335 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Performs up to 58% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX 590 - 109 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 16 vs 8 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
69
63%
Value, €/FPS
€2.97/FPS
100%
Price, €
€204.82
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €204.82 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 398 minutes ago
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
FPS
109
100%
Value, €/FPS
€17.13/FPS
17%
Price, €
€1866.66
10%
FPS Winner
Buy for €1,866.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 397 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
16%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
30%
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
295.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
739.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT |
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Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
Polaris | Generation | Navi II |
$279 | MSRP | $1099 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
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 | 576 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1860 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |