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Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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 449 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for $169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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 449 minutes ago

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for $169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $279

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)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

ME2 MichaelElectronics2 ASRock Phantom Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB GDDR6 Graphic Card, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, 4GB GDDR6, AMD FidelityFX Technology, RDNA 2 Architecture, RX6500XT PGD 4GO

Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphics Card GDDR6 1080 FHD 4GB PCIE HDMI Video Card

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 Radeon RX 590

Up to 29% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $119.99 vs $169.99
Up to 28% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $1.14 vs $1.59 per FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Performs up to 2% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Radeon RX 590 - 107 vs 105 FPS
Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 107 vs 175 Watts

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

FPS

105

98%

Value, $/FPS

$1.14/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 449 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

107

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.59/FPS

72%

Price, $

$169.99

70%

FPS Winner

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for $169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

98

FPS

99

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

388

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

136

FPS

136

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

620

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

160

FPS

161

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

55%

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

81%

Radeon RX 590	vs	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

PCs Using Radeon RX 590 or Radeon RX 6500 XT

With selected game settings

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

75 FPS

$17.31/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Core i5-11400F

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,298

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

63 FPS

$21.65/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Core i3-10105F

8 GB, 480 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,364

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

64 FPS

$13.28/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 3 3100

8 GB, 480 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$849.99

In Stock

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CLX Set Gaming PC

78 FPS

$11.54/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 5 5600

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$899.99

In Stock

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HELLOLAND Gaming PC

80 FPS

$10.87/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$869.99

In Stock

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HOENGAGER Gaming PC

81 FPS

$12.22/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 7 5700X3D

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$989.99

In Stock

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$169.99

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$294.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

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$314.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

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$309.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$199.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$129.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$83.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$259.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$150.55

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$74.98

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$54.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$369.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

$214

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$839.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

$119.99

$199.99

$119.99

$129.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$119.99

$83.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$119.99

$259.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

$119.99

$150.55

$119.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

$119.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

$119.99

$74.98

$119.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

$119.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

$119.99

$54.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

$119.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24