amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 590
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2560
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W $279 Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
$399 • Jul 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
8GB GDDR6 225W $399 Jul 2019
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 175 W | 225 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 1905 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | RDNA 1.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 160 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 121.9 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 9.754 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 251 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 10300 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 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
AMD Radeon RX 590
8594 (+86%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
81739 (+79%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
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
117.9 FPS (+93%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
16398 (+75%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (186 benchmarks)
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
7.8 2022 • Action, Adventure, Indie Ember Lab
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+76%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+66%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+100%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
It Takes Two
7.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+73%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+77%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+79%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Baldur's Gate 3
7.3 2023 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Larian Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+55%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+50%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+58%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
7.1 2017 • Action, Adventure, Indie Ninja Theory
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+24%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+40%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+55%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Bright Memory: Infinite
7.2 2021 • Action, Indie FYQD-Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+77%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+74%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+71%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Battlefield™ 2042
8.1 2021 • Action, Adventure, Casual DICE
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+93%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+85%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+90%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Wins!
Based on 186 benchmarks across 58 games
41
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+73%
72
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
41
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
186
Wins
72
Avg FPS
60
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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