amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 590
VS
amd
Brand16GB HBM2
Memory3840
Cores1020 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon VII
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W $279 Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
Radeon VII
$699 • Feb 2019
AMD Radeon VII
16GB HBM2 295W $699 Feb 2019
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon VII |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| TDP | 175 W | 295 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 1020 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 5.1 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 3840 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 240 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 4096-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 112 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 420 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 13.44 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 331 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 13230 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 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
9396 (+104%)
AMD Radeon VII
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
91653 (+100%)
AMD Radeon VII
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
118.2 FPS (+93%)
AMD Radeon VII
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
16396 (+75%)
AMD Radeon VII
Game Benchmarks Comparison (258 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon VII (+84%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon VII (+95%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon VII (+100%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
ICARUS
7.7 2021 • Action, Adventure, Simulation RocketWerkz
1080p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+93%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+95%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+157%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chorus
8.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Deep Silver Fishlabs
1080p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+92%)
AVG 205 FPS
MIN 171 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+91%)
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+113%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
8 2021 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+67%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+68%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+80%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 2
8 2021 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+53%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+62%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+288%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
King's Bounty II
8 2021 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Fulqrum Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+69%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+74%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+79%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon VII Wins!
Based on 258 benchmarks across 82 games
42
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+76.8%
75
Avg FPS
Radeon VII
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
42
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon VII
AMD • 16GB HBM2
257
Wins
75
Avg FPS
63
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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