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MSRP in USD: $279
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $169
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MSRP in USD: $169
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$229.99
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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 590
- Up to 48% cheaper than Radeon RX 5500 XT - $119.99 vs $229.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Radeon RX 5500 XT - $2.73 vs $5.11 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 2% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Radeon RX 590 - 45 vs 44 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 130 vs 175 Watts
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
44
97%
Value, $/FPS
$2.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value Winner
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
45
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.11/FPS
53%
Price, $
$229.99
52%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
83%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
72%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| Polaris | Generation | Navi |
| $279 | MSRP | $169 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| 1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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