amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 590
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory1792
Cores224 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 6600
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W $279 Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
Radeon RX 6600
$329 • Oct 2021
AMD Radeon RX 6600
8GB GDDR6 132W $329 Oct 2021
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 175 W | 132 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 2491 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 224 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 1792 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 28 |
| TMUs | 144 | 112 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 159.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 224 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 8.928 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 237 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 11060 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 | 12.2 |
| 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
7173 (+56%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
58048 (+27%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600
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
96.4 FPS (+58%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
15115 (+61%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600
Game Benchmarks Comparison (30 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6600 (+72%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6600 (+57%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6600 (+50%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
ICARUS
7.7 2021 • Action, Adventure, Simulation RocketWerkz
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+57%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+47%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+86%)
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chorus
8.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Deep Silver Fishlabs
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+78%)
AVG 190 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+70%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+83%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
8 2021 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+71%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+55%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+60%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 2
8 2021 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+58%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+48%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+200%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice
7.1 2017 • Action, Adventure, Indie Ninja Theory
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+51%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+48%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+45%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6600 Wins!
Based on 30 benchmarks across 9 games
39
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+60.8%
63
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6600
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
39
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 6600
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
30
Wins
63
Avg FPS
53
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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