AMD Radeon RX 590 vs AMD Radeon R9 390X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 590 and AMD Radeon R9 390X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 590

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 47% higher boost clock speed: 1545 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • 1203.9x more texture fill rate: 222.48 GTexel/s vs 184.8 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 175 Watt vs 275 Watt
  • 7.6x more memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 137.469 vs 114.288
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 12.352 vs 10.947
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 139.477 vs 118.411
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 762.142 vs 683.568
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13383 vs 11675
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13383 vs 11675
  • Around 12% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4763 vs 4242
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 November 2018 vs 18 June 2015
Boost clock speed 1545 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Texture fill rate 222.48 GTexel/s vs 184.8 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 Watt vs 275 Watt
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9463 vs 9433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 137.469 vs 114.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 12.352 vs 10.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 139.477 vs 118.411
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 762.142 vs 683.568
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13383 vs 11675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3716 vs 3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 vs 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13383 vs 11675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3716 vs 3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 vs 3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4763 vs 4242

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 390X

  • 833x better floating-point performance: 5,914 gflops vs 7.1 TFLOPs
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 818 vs 797
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2911.861 vs 2083.862
Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance 5,914 gflops vs 7.1 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 818 vs 797
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2911.861 vs 2083.862

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 590
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 390X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
9463
9433
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
797
818
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
137.469
114.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2083.862
2911.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.352
10.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
139.477
118.411
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
762.142
683.568
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13383
11675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3716
3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13383
11675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3716
3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
4763
4242
Name AMD Radeon RX 590 AMD Radeon R9 390X
PassMark - G3D Mark 9463 9433
PassMark - G2D Mark 797 818
Geekbench - OpenCL 46658
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 137.469 114.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2083.862 2911.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 12.352 10.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 139.477 118.411
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 762.142 683.568
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13383 11675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3716 3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13383 11675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3716 3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4763 4242

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 590 AMD Radeon R9 390X

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Polaris 30 Grenada
Design Radeon RX 500 Series AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
Launch date 15 November 2018 18 June 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $279 $429
Place in performance rating 260 279
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1545 MHz 1050 MHz
Compute units 36 44
Core clock speed 1469 MHz
Floating-point performance 7.1 TFLOPs 5,914 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Pixel fill rate 49.54 GP/s
Render output units 32
Stream Processors 2304 2816
Texture fill rate 222.48 GTexel/s 184.8 GTexel / s
Texture Units 144
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 Watt 275 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 6,200 million
Pipelines 2816

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Eyefinity
Number of Eyefinity displays 6

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm 275 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support PCIe 3.0

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s 384 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 512 bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore