Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 590
AMD
Radeon RX 6500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 19 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon RX 590
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released UNRELEASED
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6500 XT100%
- Radeon RX 590158%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 590
- 58% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 590
The Radeon RX 590 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (10 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) | Polaris 30 (Polaris 30 XTX) |
| Fab Process | 6 nm | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | 244 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,400 million | 5,700 million |
| Shaders | 1024 | 2304 |
| Compute Units | 16 | 36 |
| Core clock | 2200 MHz | 1257 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 144 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|
| TDP | 107 watts | 0 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Jan 2022 | UNRELEASED |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT90.08 GP/s
- Radeon RX 59049.44 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT180.20 GT/s
- Radeon RX 590222.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6500 XT144.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX 590256.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6500 XT5765.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 5907119.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT40
- Radeon RX 59046
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT74
- Radeon RX 59096
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT17
- Radeon RX 59058
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT105
- Radeon RX 59093
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- Radeon RX 59063
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT21
- Radeon RX 59034
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT55
- Radeon RX 59072
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT13
- Radeon RX 59041
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- Radeon RX 59062
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT40
- Radeon RX 59043
FPS (higher is better)