AMD Radeon RX 590 vs AMD Radeon RX 580

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 590 and AMD Radeon RX 580 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.

AMD Radeon RX 590

AMD Radeon RX 580

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 590

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 17% higher core clock speed: 1469 MHz vs 1257 MHz
Around 15% higher boost clock speed: 1545 MHz vs 1340 MHz
Around 15% higher texture fill rate: 222.48 GTexel/s vs 192.96 GTexel/s
Around 15% better floating-point performance: 7.1 TFLOPs vs 6.2 TFLOPs
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 175 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9374 vs 8827
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 789 vs 767
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 45591 vs 39028
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 137.469 vs 116.142
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2083.862 vs 1022.932
Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 12.352 vs 9.235
Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 139.477 vs 84.034
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 762.142 vs 607.721
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13383 vs 11281
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 3695
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13383 vs 11281
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 3695
Around 8% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1081 vs 1005

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 November 2018 vs 18 April 2017
Core clock speed	1469 MHz vs 1257 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz vs 1340 MHz
Texture fill rate	222.48 GTexel/s vs 192.96 GTexel/s
Floating-point performance	7.1 TFLOPs vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	175 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	9374 vs 8827
PassMark - G2D Mark	789 vs 767
Geekbench - OpenCL	45591 vs 39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	137.469 vs 116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2083.862 vs 1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	12.352 vs 9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	139.477 vs 84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	762.142 vs 607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	13383 vs 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	13383 vs 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1081 vs 1005

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 590
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

9374

8827

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

789

767

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

45591

39028

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

137.469

116.142

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2083.862

1022.932

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.352

9.235

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

139.477

84.034

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

762.142

607.721

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13383

11281

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3695

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3349

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13383

11281

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3695

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3349

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1081

1005

Name	AMD Radeon RX 590	AMD Radeon RX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark	9374	8827
PassMark - G2D Mark	789	767
Geekbench - OpenCL	45591	39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	137.469	116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2083.862	1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	12.352	9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	139.477	84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	762.142	607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	13383	11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	13383	11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1081	1005

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 590	AMD Radeon RX 580
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 4.0
Code name	Polaris 30	Polaris 20
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series	Radeon RX 500 Series
Launch date	15 November 2018	18 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$229
Place in performance rating	280	341
Type	Desktop	Desktop
GCN generation		4th Gen
Price now		$169.99
Value for money (0-100)		76.21
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1340 MHz
Compute units	36	36
Core clock speed	1469 MHz	1257 MHz
Floating-point performance	7.1 TFLOPs	6.2 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Pixel fill rate	49.54 GP/s	42.88 GP/s
Render output units	32	32
Stream Processors	2304	2304
Texture fill rate	222.48 GTexel/s	192.96 GTexel/s
Texture Units	144	144
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	175 Watt	185 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	5,700 million
Pipelines		2304
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire
Recommended system power (PSU)		500 Watt
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	256 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready