Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 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 6800 is 713 days newer than Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of Radeon RX 590
- Up to 52% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 6800 - €1.57 vs €3.30 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 175 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 74% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 590 - 177 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 16 vs 8 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
102
58%
Value, €/FPS
€1.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€159.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €159.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7778 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
177
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.3/FPS
48%
Price, €
€583.82
27%
FPS Winner
Buy for €583.82 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7778 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
24%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
44%
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 590 | vs | Radeon RX 6800 |
---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
Polaris | Generation | Navi II |
$279 | MSRP | $579 |
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 | 1700 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2105 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |