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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
AMD Radeon RX 590

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

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

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

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

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G has a maximum frequency of 1.850 GHz+ 1 %. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2022.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    394 left arrow score
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

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

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    461 place
  • Battlefield 5
    333 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    392 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    328 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    725 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    476 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    369 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    333 place
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 7% better clock speed

    2 GHz left arrow 1.850 GHz+ 1 %

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

Specifications

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

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

  • GPU Chip
    Navi 21 XT left arrow Polaris 30
  • Execution units
    72 left arrow 36
  • Shader
    4608 left arrow 2304
  • Render Output Units
    128 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    288 left arrow 144
Memory settings

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

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

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

  • Base Clock
    1.850 GHz+ 1 % left arrow 1.469 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.310 GHz+ 3 % left arrow 1.545 GHz
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    300 W left arrow 225 W
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
More information

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

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

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

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

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
21.29
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
7.21
AMD Radeon RX 590
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