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 (15 benchmarks)
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
Bright Memory: Infinite
7.2 2021 • Action, Indie FYQD-Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+64%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+57%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+38%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Battlefield™ 2042
8.1 2021 • Action, Adventure, Casual DICE
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+69%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+56%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+43%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty®: Vanguard
7.9 2023 • Action Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch, High Moon Studios, Raven Software, Beenox, Demonware
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+60%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+53%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 (+50%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 1 quality
Radeon RX 6600 (+53%)
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 1 quality
Radeon RX 6600 (+51%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 1 quality
Radeon RX 6600 (+50%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
AMD Radeon RX 6600 Wins!
Based on 15 benchmarks across 4 games
41
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+54.1%
64
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6600
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
41
Avg FPS
34
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 6600
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
15
Wins
64
Avg FPS
53
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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