amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 590
VS
amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2048
Cores182.4 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 380X
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W $279 Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
Radeon R9 380X
$229 • Nov 2015
AMD Radeon R9 380X
4GB GDDR5 190W $229 Nov 2015
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon R9 380X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 175 W | 190 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | N/A |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 182.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2048 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1425 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 31.04 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 182.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 3.973 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 0.50 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 5000 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4611 (+68%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
2743
AMD Radeon R9 380X
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783 (+62%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
28182
AMD Radeon R9 380X
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
61.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 590
FPS
AMD Radeon R9 380X
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375 (+52%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
6174
AMD Radeon R9 380X
Game Benchmarks Comparison (60 benchmarks)
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+76%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+68%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+81%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chernobylite Complete Edition
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+91%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+113%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+78%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
Winner
Loser
Devil's Hunt
8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Layopi Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+61%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+60%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+54%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beyond: Two Souls
7 2020 • Action, Adventure Quantic Dream
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+79%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+65%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+61%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
7.3 2019 • Action Machine Games, Arkane Studios
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+332%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+263%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+290%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City
7 2021 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+74%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+65%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+46%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 590 Wins!
Based on 63 benchmarks across 20 games
46
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+84.6%
25
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
63
Wins
46
Avg FPS
38
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon R9 380X
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
25
Avg FPS
20
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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