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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 590 GME on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 590 GME is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 681 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590 GME.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 6% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Radeon RX 590 GME - 56 vs 53 FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 GME - 107 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590 GME
- Up to 25% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $119.99 vs $159.79
- Up to 21% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $2.26 vs $2.85 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.85/FPS
79%
Price, $
$159.79
75%
FPS Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
FPS
53
94%
Value, $/FPS
$2.26/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
90%
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
44.16 GPixel/s
49%
Texel Fillrate
198.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 GME |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 9th, 2020 |
| Navi II | Generation | Polaris |
| $199 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 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 | 1257 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1380 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or Radeon RX 590 GME
Assassin's Creed Mirage, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
17 FPS
$26.47/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1364/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,364
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1 FPS
$849.99/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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16 FPS
$49.37/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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21 FPS
$44.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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17 FPS
$51.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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