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$159.79
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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$148.99
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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
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
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 6500 XT
- Performs up to 2% better in Saints Row than Radeon RX 590 - 59 vs 58 FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 107 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 25% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $119.99 vs $159.79
- Up to 24% better value when playing Saints Row than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $2.07 vs $2.71 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
59
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.71/FPS
76%
Price, $
$159.79
75%
FPS Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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Updated 146 minutes ago
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
58
98%
Value, $/FPS
$2.07/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)
Buy for $119.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1305 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
80%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
54%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Navi II | Generation | Polaris |
$199 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or Radeon RX 590
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
42 FPS
$10.71/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
In Stock
34 FPS
$40.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,364
In Stock
34 FPS
$25/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$849.99
In Stock
41 FPS
$19.27/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
In Stock
43 FPS
$21.63/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
In Stock
42 FPS
$20.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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