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    Radeon RX 5600 XT vs Radeon RX 590

    Radeon RX 5600 XT
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: UNRELEASED
    Radeon RX 5600 XT
    Radeon RX 590
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: UNRELEASED
    Radeon RX 590

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      136%
    • Radeon RX 590
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 5600 XT

    36% higher gaming performance.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 590

    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon RX 5600 XT

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 5600 XT

    The Radeon RX 5600 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (54 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 5600 XTRadeon RX 590
    GPU NameNavi 12 (Navi 12 XT)vsPolaris 30 (Polaris 30 XTX)
    Fab Process7 nmvs12 nm
    Die Size0 mm²vs244 mm²
    Transistorsunknownvs5,700 million
    Shaders2048vs2304
    Compute Units32vs36
    Core clock1605 MHzvs1257 MHz
    ROPs64vs32
    TMUs128vs144

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 5600 XTRadeon RX 590
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1500 MHz
    12000 MHz effective    		vs2000 MHz
    8000 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 5600 XTRadeon RX 590
    TDP180 wattsvs0 watts
    Release DateUNRELEASEDvsUNRELEASED

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      121.90 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 590
      49.44 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      243.80 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 590
      222.50 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      288.00 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 590
      256.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      7803.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 590
      7119.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      64
    • Radeon RX 590
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      105
    • Radeon RX 590
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      66
    • Radeon RX 590
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      130
    • Radeon RX 590
      93

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      127
    • Radeon RX 590
      96

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      49
    • Radeon RX 590
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      116
    • Radeon RX 590
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      76
    • Radeon RX 590
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      105
    • Radeon RX 590
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      88
    • Radeon RX 590
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      147
    • Radeon RX 590
      93

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      60
    • Radeon RX 590
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      38
    • Radeon RX 590
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      51
    • Radeon RX 590
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      110
    • Radeon RX 590
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      89
    • Radeon RX 590
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      120
    • Radeon RX 590
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      55
    • Radeon RX 590
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      49
    • Radeon RX 590
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      80
    • Radeon RX 590
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      48
    • Radeon RX 590
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      98
    • Radeon RX 590
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      102
    • Radeon RX 590
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      31
    • Radeon RX 590
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      84
    • Radeon RX 590
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      61
    • Radeon RX 590
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      81
    • Radeon RX 590
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      61
    • Radeon RX 590
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      101
    • Radeon RX 590
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      47
    • Radeon RX 590
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      27
    • Radeon RX 590
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      41
    • Radeon RX 590
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      72
    • Radeon RX 590
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      59
    • Radeon RX 590
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      86
    • Radeon RX 590
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      38
    • Radeon RX 590
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      19
    • Radeon RX 590
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      44
    • Radeon RX 590
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      26
    • Radeon RX 590
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      54
    • Radeon RX 590
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      55
    • Radeon RX 590
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      14
    • Radeon RX 590
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      45
    • Radeon RX 590
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      31
    • Radeon RX 590
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      43
    • Radeon RX 590
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      33
    • Radeon RX 590
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      54
    • Radeon RX 590
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      29
    • Radeon RX 590
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      11
    • Radeon RX 590
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      29
    • Radeon RX 590
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      35
    • Radeon RX 590
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      29
    • Radeon RX 590
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      50
    • Radeon RX 590
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      22
    • Radeon RX 590
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

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