AMD Radeon RX 590 VS AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 590
VS
amd
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory2560
Cores384 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W N/A Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
$479 • Mar 2021
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
12GB GDDR6 230W $722.22 Mar 2021
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 175 W | 230 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 2581 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 384 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 40 |
| TMUs | 144 | 160 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 165.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 384 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 13.21 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 335 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 17200 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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
11452 (+148%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
110742 (+142%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700 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
173.6 FPS (+184%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
19837 (+112%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (99 benchmarks)
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+137%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+131%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+162%)
AVG 131 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+176%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+116%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+128%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
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 6700 XT (+122%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+111%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
2160p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+127%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+116%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+114%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+123%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 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 6700 XT (+137%)
AVG 161 FPS
MIN 142 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+141%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+127%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
ICARUS
7.7 2021 • Action, Adventure, Simulation RocketWerkz
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+136%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+132%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+214%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 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 6700 XT (+142%)
AVG 259 FPS
MIN 210 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+157%)
AVG 172 FPS
MIN 136 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6700 XT (+180%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Wins!
Based on 99 benchmarks across 30 games
40
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+126.1%
89
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
40
Avg FPS
34
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
AMD • 12GB GDDR6
99
Wins
89
Avg FPS
76
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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