Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 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 7900 XT is 1449 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of Radeon RX 590
- Up to 82% cheaper than Radeon RX 7900 XT - $119.99 vs $659.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Radeon RX 7900 XT - $1.62 vs $3.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 175 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Performs up to 134% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon RX 590 - 173 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 20 vs 8 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
74
43%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $119.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 333 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.81/FPS
43%
Price, $
$659.99
18%
FPS Winner
Buy for $659.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 258 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
11%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
28%
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
459.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
804.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 590 | vs | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
Polaris | Generation | Navi III |
$279 | MSRP | $899 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 20 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
256-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2394 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |