Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Radeon RX 590

Prices and Stock
MSRP $999

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6900 XT Boost Clock Up to 2340 MHz 256-bit 16GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Triple Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

ASUS ROG Strix LC AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT TOP Edition Gaming Graphics Card (AMD RDNA™ 2, PCIe 4.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Full-coverage cold plate, 240mm radiator, 600mm tubing)

Sapphire 11308-03-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Special Edition PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire 11308-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Gigabyte PowerColor Red Devil Limited Edition AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

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)

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms 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 6900 XT is 713 days newer than Radeon RX 590.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6900 XT

Performs up to 102% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon RX 590 - 109 vs 54 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 16 vs 8 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 590

Up to 76% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $2.22 vs $9.17 per FPS
Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 175 vs 300 Watts

This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

109

100%

Value, $/FPS

$9.17/FPS

24%

Price, $

$999.99

11%

FPS Winner

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6900 XT Boost Clock Up to 2340 MHz 256-bit 16GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Triple Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

Buy for $999.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 275 minutes ago

Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

FPS

50%

Value, $/FPS

$2.22/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 274 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Very High

388

FPS

401

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

157

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

181

FPS

261

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

373

FPS

626

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

380

FPS

505

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Theoretical Performance

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

720 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

17%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

31%

Radeon RX 6900 XT	vs	Radeon RX 590
Oct 28th, 2020	Release Date	Nov 15th, 2018
Navi II	Generation	Polaris
$999	MSRP	$279
1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C	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
512 GB/s	Bandwidth	256 GB/s
1825 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1469 MHz
2250 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1545 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz