Radeon RX 6650 XT vs Radeon RX 590
Summary
Radeon RX 6650 XT
200%
Radeon RX 590
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6650 XT |
| 100% 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 6650 XT
The Radeon RX 6650 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | | Radeon RX 590 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 KXT
(215-130000136)) | 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 | 2055 MHz | vs | 1257 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 144 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | | Radeon RX 590 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2190 MHz
17.5 Gbps effective | vs | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | | Radeon RX 590 | |
|---|
| TDP | 176 watts | vs | 0 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | vs | UNRELEASED |
Radeon RX 6650 XT
168.60 GP/s
Radeon RX 590
49.44 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6650 XT
337.30 GT/s
Radeon RX 590
222.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6650 XT
280.30 GB/s
Radeon RX 590
256.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6650 XT
10790.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 590
7119.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
94
Radeon RX 590
46
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
188
Radeon RX 590
96
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
111
Radeon RX 590
58
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
198
Radeon RX 590
93
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
138
Radeon RX 590
63
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
66
Radeon RX 590
34
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
141
Radeon RX 590
72
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
80
Radeon RX 590
41
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
127
Radeon RX 590
62
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
88
Radeon RX 590
43
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
36
Radeon RX 590
19
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
79
Radeon RX 590
44
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
43
Radeon RX 590
19
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
64
Radeon RX 590
34
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
42
Radeon RX 590
21
FPS (higher is better)