Radeon RX 6300 vs RX 590

Place in performance ranking	207	333
Place by popularity	85	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.79	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 30	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 November 2018 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data
Current price	$133 (0.5x MSRP)	$1492

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2304	768
Core clock speed	1469 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	32 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.5	97.92

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	32 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x HDMI 2.1
HDMI	+	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 590 24.37
+63.9%

RX 6300 14.87

RX 590 outperforms RX 6300 by 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 590 9413
+64%

RX 6300 5741

RX 590 outperforms RX 6300 by 64% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	101 +68.3%	60−65 −68.3%
1440p	57 +90%	30−35 −90%
4K	37 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
+62.5%

40−45

−62.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +53.8%	65 −53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 +62.8%	86 −62.8%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +61.8%	136 −61.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +59.4%	69 −59.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +55.6%	90 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +55.6%	90 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +58.3%	120 −58.3%
Hitman 3	80−85 +63.3%	45−50 −63.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +58.2%	158 −58.2%
Metro Exodus	200−210 +61.3%	124 −61.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +53.8%	91 −53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	220−230 +60.6%	137 −60.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +52.8%	72 −52.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +57.4%	54 −57.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110−120 +50.7%	73 −50.7%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +55.7%	122 −55.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +56.3%	64 −56.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +62.2%	74 −62.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +54.9%	71 −54.9%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +54.4%	259 −54.4%
Hitman 3	80−85 +63.3%	45−50 −63.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	450−500 +56.8%	287 −56.8%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +55.6%	90 −55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +57.9%	76 −57.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	180−190 +57.9%	114 −57.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +59.1%	88 −59.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	400−450 +53.3%	261 −53.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +53.8%	39 −53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +61.3%	62 −61.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +63%	46 −63%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +63.6%	55 −63.6%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +53.8%	91 −53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +56.3%	96 −56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 +60%	100 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +56.9%	51 −56.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +57.1%	35 −57.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+56.3%

64
−56.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +63%	45−50 −63%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +61.8%	68 −61.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +60%	24−27 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +63.6%	55 −63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +63.3%	49 −63.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +60%	14−16 −60%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +54.8%	40−45 −54.8%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +56.3%	45−50 −56.3%
Hitman 3	45−50 +55.2%	27−30 −55.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +52.8%	72 −52.8%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +63.8%	58 −63.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +57.1%	70 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +60%	25 −60%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75
+62.8%

−62.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +53.8%	39 −53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +53.8%	26 −53.8%
Hitman 3	30−33 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +60.7%	27−30 −60.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +45.8%	24 −45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +56.3%	32 −56.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +57.9%	19 −57.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +54.8%	42 −54.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +50%	20 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +58.8%	17 −58.8%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +63%	46 −63%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +62.5%	40 −62.5%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +61.3%	31 −61.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +61.5%	13 −61.5%