Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Radeon RX 590
Summary
Radeon RX 6600 XT
183%
Radeon RX 590
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6600 XT |
| 83% higher gaming performance. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6600 XT
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | | Radeon RX 590 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XT
(215-130000006)) | vs | Polaris 30 (Polaris 30 XTX) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | vs | 244 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | vs | 5,700 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | vs | 2304 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | vs | 36 |
| Core clock | 1968 MHz | vs | 1257 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 144 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | | Radeon RX 590 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective | vs | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | | Radeon RX 590 | |
|---|
| TDP | 160 watts | vs | 0 watts |
| Release Date | 30 Jul 2021 | vs | UNRELEASED |
Radeon RX 6600 XT
165.70 GP/s
Radeon RX 590
49.44 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600 XT
331.40 GT/s
Radeon RX 590
222.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600 XT
256.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 590
256.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600 XT
10600.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 590
7119.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
86
Radeon RX 590
46
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
176
Radeon RX 590
96
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
109
Radeon RX 590
58
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
177
Radeon RX 590
93
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
126
Radeon RX 590
63
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
59
Radeon RX 590
34
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
131
Radeon RX 590
72
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
72
Radeon RX 590
41
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
115
Radeon RX 590
62
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
82
Radeon RX 590
43
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
33
Radeon RX 590
19
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
74
Radeon RX 590
44
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
38
Radeon RX 590
19
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
57
Radeon RX 590
34
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
40
Radeon RX 590
21
FPS (higher is better)