AMD Radeon RX 590 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 590, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 79 42 33 19 | 188 127 118 90 |
The Witcher 3 | 54 47 26 15 | 207 175 126 67 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 93 64 42 20 | 280 212 152 82 |
Far Cry 6 | 62 50 39 20 | 155 145 126 75 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 36 29 20 10 | 131 107 84 45 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 50 42 29 17 | 172 161 124 80 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 36 25 17 10 | 116 101 82 51 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 34 30 15 n/a | 145 131 89 43 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 67 55 34 17 | 242 218 170 91 |
| 1080p High | 57 | 182 |
| 1080p Ultra | 43 | 153 |
| 1440p Ultra | 28 | 119 |
| 4K Ultra | 15 | 69 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 4778 | 19900 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 97504 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 13633 |
| Fire Strike | 16524 | 47520 |
| Night Raid | 62059 | 139527 |
| Background Blur | 69 frames/s | 320.8 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 38.2 frames/s | 207.2 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.75 Gpix/sec | 10.1 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 3.31 Gpix/sec | 14.4 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3.31 Gpix/sec | 11.5 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.38 Gpix/sec | 1.48 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 180.5 Gpix/sec | 984.2 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 6238 fps | 27764.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 788 | 1060 |
| DirectX 11 | 65 fps | 220 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 46 fps | 110 fps |
| GPU Compute | 3900 Ops/s | 15547 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 345.4 fps | 978.4 fps |
| Car Chase | 328.1 fps | 854.1 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 275.6 fps | 747.4 fps |
| T-Rex | 1275.2 fps | 3732.1 fps |
| ALU 2 | 1417.7 fps | 6650.9 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 266.8 fps | 296 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1012.6 | 6622.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | November, 15, 2018 | September, 24, 2020 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | High-end |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Ampere |
| Codename | Polaris 30 | GA102 |
| Price | 279 | 1499 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1469 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1545 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2304 | 10496 |
| TMUs | 144 | 328 |
| ROPs | 32 | 112 |
| Execution Units | n/a | 82 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | 82 |
| Tensor Cores | No | 328 |
| L1 cache | 16 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 6000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 49 Gpix/sec | 190 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 222 GTex/s | 556 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 7.1 TFLOPS | 35.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 175 W | 350 W |
| Process | GlobalFoundries | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 232 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistor count | 5 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 21.55 MTr/mm² | 44.59 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Memory Frequency | 2000 MHz | 1219 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 8000 MB/s | 19500 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | n/a | 8.6 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | DLSS 2 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider