AMD Radeon RX 590 vs AMD Radeon RX 580

Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 590, vs AMD Radeon RX 580. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Radeon RX 590 and AMD Radeon RX 580
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
79
42
33
19
76
38
33
15
The Witcher 3
54
47
26
15
52
40
23
13
Counter-Strike 2
93
64
42
20
78
56
37
16
Far Cry 6
62
50
39
20
58
49
34
17
Hogwarts Legacy
36
29
20
10
33
23
20
10
COD Modern Warfare 3
50
42
29
17
47
41
27
15
Ghost of Tsushima
36
25
17
10
33
24
16
9
Cyberpunk 2077
34
30
15
n/a
30
27
13
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
67
55
34
17
60
51
31
18
Avg FPS
1080p High5752
1080p Ultra4339
1440p Ultra2826
4K Ultra1513
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
AMD Radeon RX 590
4611
AMD Radeon RX 580
4176
Time Spy47784353
Port Royaln/a527
Fire Strike1652414979
Night Raid6205956876
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
AMD Radeon RX 590
45783
AMD Radeon RX 580
40514
Background Blur69 frames/s59.5 frames/s
Face Detection38.2 frames/s33.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.75 Gpix/sec1.56 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.31 Gpix/sec3.1 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.31 Gpix/sec2.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.38 Gpix/sec0.33 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching180.5 Gpix/sec161.8 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics6238 fps5395.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 590
9377
AMD Radeon RX 580
8831
G2D Mark788767
DirectX 1165 fps60 fps
DirectX 1246 fps43 fps
GPU Compute3900 Ops/s3529 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
AMD Radeon RX 590
61.2 fps
AMD Radeon RX 580
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)345.4 fpsn/a
Car Chase328.1 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)275.6 fpsn/a
T-Rex1275.2 fpsn/a
ALU 21417.7 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2266.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation1012.6n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced November, 15, 2018 April, 18, 2017
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 4.0
Codename Polaris 30 Polaris 20
Price 279 229

GPU

GPU Frequency 1469 MHz 1257 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1545 MHz 1340 MHz
Shader Units 2304 2304
TMUs 144 144
ROPs 32 32
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache 16 KB/core 16 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 49 Gpix/sec 43 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 222 GTex/s 193 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.1 TFLOPS 6.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 175 W 185 W
Process GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries
Process tech. 12 nm 14 nm
Transistor Size 232 mm² 232 mm²
Transistor count 5 billion 5 billion
Transistor density 21.55 MTr/mm² 21.55 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR5
Memory Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 8000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
AMD Radeon RX 590
256 GB/s
AMD Radeon RX 580
256 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
2 (66.67%)
1 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 3

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