AMD Radeon RX 5700 VS AMD Radeon RX 590
amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2304
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 5700
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 590
AMD Radeon RX 5700
8GB GDDR6 180W N/A Jul 2019
Radeon RX 5700
$349 • Jul 2019
VS
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W N/A Nov 2018
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 180 W | 175 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1725 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 144 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 110.4 GPixel/s | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 448 GTexel/s | 256 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.949 GFLOPS | 7.119 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 251 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 10300 Million | 5700 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
7442 (+61%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700
4611
AMD Radeon RX 590
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
68796 (+50%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
82.8 FPS (+35%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700
61.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 590
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
14348 (+53%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
Game Benchmarks Comparison (275 benchmarks)
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+100%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+94%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+100%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 5700 (+84%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 5700 (+115%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 5700 (+240%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+75%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+70%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+65%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+67%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+75%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5700 (+43%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5700 (+50%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5700 (+74%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Redfall
8.3 2023 • Action, Adventure Arkane Austin
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+52%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+66%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+65%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5700 (+5%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5700 (+49%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5700 (+84%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Metal Hellsinger
7.4 2022 • Action, Adventure The Outsiders
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+57%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+56%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+73%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
UNCHARTED Legacy of Thieves Collection
7.8 2022 • Adventure Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+29%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+41%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+22%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5700 (+28%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5700 (+48%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 5700 (+59%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Wins!
Based on 275 benchmarks across 83 games
62
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5700
VS
+54.2%
40
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
AMD Radeon RX 5700
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
272
Wins
62
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
3
Wins
40
Avg FPS
34
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
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