AMD Radeon RX 590 VS AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 590
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2048
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W N/A Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
$379 • Jul 2021
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
8GB GDDR6 160W $299.99 Jul 2021
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 175 W | 160 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 2589 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2048 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 32 |
| TMUs | 144 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 165.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 256 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 10.6 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 237 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 11060 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 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
9026 (+96%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
84088 (+84%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600 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
116.8 FPS (+91%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
16474 (+76%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (54 benchmarks)
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+65%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+58%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
2160p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+73%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+61%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+61%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+68%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+94%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 119 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+84%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+77%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 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 XT (+75%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+74%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+114%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 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 XT (+99%)
AVG 213 FPS
MIN 171 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+100%)
AVG 134 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+120%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 52 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 XT (+93%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+84%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+87%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 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 XT (+76%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+72%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+263%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Wins!
Based on 54 benchmarks across 15 games
39
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+82.1%
71
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
39
Avg FPS
32
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
54
Wins
71
Avg FPS
59
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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