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AMD Radeon RX 590
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G

AMD Radeon RX 590 vs MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD Radeon RX 590
Released
Q1/2022
Overall score
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MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 590 or MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Radeon RX 590 has a maximum frequency of 2 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q4/2018.

MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G has a maximum frequency of 1.700 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

Videokards Reasons to consider
AMD Radeon RX 590
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    2 GHz left arrow 1.700 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 590 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1947 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    597 left arrow score
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    748 place
  • Battlefield 5
    400 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    470 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    636 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    895 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    702 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    439 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    443 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Radeon RX 590 AMD Radeon RX 590
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 590 and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G, chip, information processing units.

  • GPU Chip
    Polaris 30 left arrow Navi 21
  • Execution units
    36 left arrow 60
  • Shader
    2304 left arrow 3840
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 96
  • Texture Units
    144 left arrow 240
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    2 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 590 and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.469 GHz left arrow 1.700 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.545 GHz left arrow 2.105 GHz
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    225 W left arrow 250 W
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12 left arrow 12_2
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow Yes
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G and AMD Radeon RX 590.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Structure size
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q1/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between AMD Radeon RX 590 and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
7.21
AMD Radeon RX 590
16.17
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio Plus 16G
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