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Same as Founder's Edition
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6950 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 6950 XT is 1272 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Performs up to 169% better in The Last of Us Part I than Radeon RX 590 - 97 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 16 vs 8 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 90% cheaper than Radeon RX 6950 XT - $103.95 vs $999.99
- Up to 72% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Radeon RX 6950 XT - $2.89 vs $10.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT - 175 vs 335 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.31/FPS
28%
Price, $
$999.99
10%
FPS Winner
PowerColor Liquid Devil AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory
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Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
36
37%
Value, $/FPS
$2.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$103.95
100%
Value Winner
SRhonyra Radeon RX 590 GME 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card White PCB Gaming Video Card 2304SP 256-Bit PCIe 3.0 x16 6-Pin Connector Desktop Computer Gaming GPU with HDMI, DisplayPort & DVI Ports
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
295.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
739.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
16%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
30%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
May 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Navi II | Generation | Polaris |
$1099 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
576 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1860 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
2310 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
2250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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