amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 590
VS
amd
Brand4GB GDDR6
Memory1408
Cores224 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W $279 Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
$169 • Dec 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
4GB GDDR6 130W $169 Dec 2019
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 175 W | 130 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 1845 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 224 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | RDNA 1.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 1408 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 88 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 59.04 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 224 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 5.196 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 158 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 6400 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4611 (+4%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
4432
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783 (+4%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
43831
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
61.2 FPS (+3%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
59.5 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375 (+3%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
9104
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (36 benchmarks)
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+9%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+4%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT (+0%)
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+23%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+17%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT (+0%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Redfall
8.3 2023 • Action, Adventure Arkane Austin
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT (+0%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+6%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+5%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 590 (+3%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5500 XT (+0%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT (+4%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Metal Hellsinger
7.4 2022 • Action, Adventure The Outsiders
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+13%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+13%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT (+0%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
UNCHARTED Legacy of Thieves Collection
7.8 2022 • Adventure Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+37%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+26%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+38%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+39%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+21%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+10%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+18%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+15%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+14%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 590 (+11%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 590 (+10%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 590 (+10%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sons Of The Forest
7.5 2023 • Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation Endnight Games Ltd
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+8%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+19%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+6%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 590 Wins!
Based on 36 benchmarks across 8 games
37
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+14.3%
32
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
30
Wins
37
Avg FPS
31
Min FPS
83%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD • 4GB GDDR6
1
Wins
32
Avg FPS
28
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
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