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$119.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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$159.79
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$148.49
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$189.99
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Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 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 6500 XT is 1161 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 25% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $119.99 vs $159.79
- Up to 25% better value when playing F1 23 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $0.67 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 23 than Radeon RX 590 - 179 vs 178 FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 107 vs 175 Watts
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
178
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/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 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
75%
Price, $
$159.79
75%
FPS Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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In Stock
Updated 7254 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
54%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
80%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Polaris | Generation | Navi II |
| $279 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 590 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
F1 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
108 FPS
$4.17/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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71 FPS
$19.21/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,364
In Stock
73 FPS
$11.64/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$849.99
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117 FPS
$7.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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105 FPS
$7.52/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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113 FPS
$8.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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108 FPS
$8.15/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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