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Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6800

Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 6800: 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 505 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for $369.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 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 505 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for $369.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 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 $579

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2105 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G)

XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Black Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP RX-68XLALBD9

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6800 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 6800 is 713 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.

Advantages of Radeon RX 590

Up to 68% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - $119.99 vs $369.99
Up to 31% better value when playing F1 22 than Radeon RX 6800 - $1.43 vs $2.07 per FPS
Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 175 vs 250 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800

Performs up to 113% better in F1 22 than Radeon RX 590 - 179 vs 84 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 16 vs 8 GB

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F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

FPS

84

47%

Value, $/FPS

$1.43/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 505 minutes ago

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

179

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.07/FPS

69%

Price, $

$369.99

32%

FPS Winner

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for $369.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

98

FPS

144

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

388

FPS

397

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

136

FPS

185

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

620

FPS

834

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

160

FPS

214

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

24%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

44%

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

202.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

505.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 590	vs	Radeon RX 6800
Nov 15th, 2018	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
Polaris	Generation	Navi II
$279	MSRP	$579
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
256 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
1469 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1700 MHz
1545 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2105 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz

PCs Using Radeon RX 590 or Radeon RX 6800

With selected game settings

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CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Master Gaming PC

177 FPS

$7.91/FPS

Radeon RX 6800

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,399.99

In Stock

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$314.99

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$309.99

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$169.99

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$519.99

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$404.99

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$929.99

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$1,709.99

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$259.9

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GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

$369.99

$74.98

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Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

$369.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

$369.99

$54.99

$369.99

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$504.5

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

$369.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

$369.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

$369.99

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99

$369.99

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

$119.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689