Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500 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 5500 XT is 392 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Radeon RX 590 - 76 vs 75 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 130 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 48% cheaper than Radeon RX 5500 XT - $119.99 vs $229.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Valheim than Radeon RX 5500 XT - $1.6 vs $3.03 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
76
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.03/FPS
52%
Price, $
$229.99
52%
FPS Winner
Buy for $229.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11605 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
75
98%
Value, $/FPS
$1.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $119.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11824 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
72%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
83%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
---|---|---|
Dec 12th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
Navi | Generation | Polaris |
$169 | MSRP | $279 |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
1845 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |