amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 590
VS
amd
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory2304
Cores288 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W $279 Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
$279 • Jan 2020
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
6GB GDDR6 150W $279 Jan 2020
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 175 W | 150 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 288 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | RDNA 1.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 144 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 99.84 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 288 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 7.188 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 251 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 10300 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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
AMD Radeon RX 590
7012 (+52%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
66629 (+46%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
61.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 590
92.1 FPS (+50%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
13505 (+44%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (171 benchmarks)
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+43%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+54%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+25%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+29%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+38%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+61%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Redfall
8.3 2023 • Action, Adventure Arkane Austin
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+52%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+54%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+50%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+5%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+49%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+56%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Metal Hellsinger
7.4 2022 • Action, Adventure The Outsiders
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+56%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+47%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+60%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
UNCHARTED Legacy of Thieves Collection
7.8 2022 • Adventure Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+19%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+3%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+50%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+21%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+15%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+47%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+46%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+49%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+54%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+47%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+50%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+45%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sons Of The Forest
7.5 2023 • Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation Endnight Games Ltd
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+34%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+39%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+41%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Wins!
Based on 171 benchmarks across 52 games
41
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+35.4%
56
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
7
Wins
41
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
4%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
AMD • 6GB GDDR6
161
Wins
56
Avg FPS
47
Min FPS
94%
Win Rate
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