AMD Radeon RX 590

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AMD Radeon RX 590
The RX 590 is not a bad product, it's just got the wrong price sticker. If you're in the market for a new graphics card these holidays, there are plenty of GPUs on offer at attractive prices which is a welcome change from where we were a year ago.
– As reviewed by TechSpot on Nov 2018
GCN 4.0 (Polaris)
Architecture
Midrange
Product Tier
2304
Shader Cores
32
ROPs
144
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
8 GB
Memory
GDDR5
Memory Type
256 GB/s
Bandwidth
175 W
TDP
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Nov 15, 2018Price at Launch:$279
Type:DesktopArchitecture:GCN 4.0 (Polaris)
Generation:RX 500 seriesProduct Tier:Midrange
VRAM Capacity:8 GBTotal Board Power:175 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:2304TMUs:144
ROPs:32L2 Cache:2 MB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:8 GBMemory Type:GDDR5
Memory Speed:8 GbpsMemory Bus:256-bit
Bandwidth:256 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:1.46 GHzBoost Clock:1.54 GHz
FP32 Throughput:7.12 TFLOPsRay Tracing:No
Process Size:12nmProcess Name:GlobalFoundries 12LP
Die Size:232 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:175 WPower Connectors:1x 8-pin
Bus Interface:PCIe 3.0 x16HDMI Support:HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort Support:DP 1.4aDSC:No
Max Displays:4
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12Shader Model:6.7
Vulkan Version:1.3OpenGL Version:4.6
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Reviews and Ratings

79

Average Score

Based on 10 reviews

8.4

User Score

Based on 1,865 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Faster than Radeon RX 580 and GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
  • Strong game bundle
  • Ideal for 1080P gaming
  • Easy transition for partners
  • Lots of display outputs

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Too expensive compared to Radeon RX 580
  • Unable to hold rated core clock rate in a closed case
  • 2.5 year old arch and GPU configuration
  • Not as power efficient as Nvidia
  • Relatively noisy and hot

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By TechSpot on
75

The RX 590 is not a bad product, it's just got the wrong price sticker. If you're in the market for a new graphics card these holidays, there are plenty of GPUs on offer at attractive prices which is a welcome change from where we were a year ago.

By TechSpot on
80

AMD’s RX 590, especially in this affordable PowerColor Red Devil trim, is the fastest sub-$300 graphics card. Though not much of an upgrade over its predecessory its existence helps make the case for buying an RX 580… at least while stocks last.

By PCGamesN on
60

The new Radeon RX 590 beats Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1060 6GB across our benchmark suite at 1920 x 1080 and 2560 x 1440. However, AMD took a truncheon to the card’s power limit in order to motivate its Polaris GPU. We think you’re better off scooping up great deals on older Radeon RX 580 8GB cards for high-quality gaming at FHD.

By TomsHardware on
95

Ultimately, if you’re budgeting less than $300 for a GPU, the Radeon RX 590 is arguably the best overall choice at this time. It’s the strongest performer in the category and multiple AAA games are being tossed in for good measure.

By HotHardware on
85

The Radeon RX 590 represents a relatively quick method of gaining an extra 10 per cent performance over the RX 580(X). And given its similar pricing, the RX 590 is generally ahead of the GTX 1060 6GB.

By Hexus on
70

The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy uses brute force and an improved 12nm process to muscle past Nvidia's GTX 1060, but it doesn't displace the RX 580 completely.

By PCWorld on
90

Coming back to the chubster, XFX’s Fatboy card is, honestly, nothing special, but we have to give it kudos for coming in at £250 with an overclock applied - even if it creeps to around £270 it wouldn't be a bad deal, especially with those three games thrown in. Instinct tells us that other coolers will do better than this one, which is semi-skimmed at best, but we may be proven wrong, and there’s no guarantee they’ll be as cheap. It’s the value that really earns this card its Recommended badge (plus it’s our first RX 590), but it’s well worth seeing what competing cards bring to the table too.

By Bit-Tech on
85

AMD has tweaked Polaris with a 12nm die shrink and gained a useful ten percent extra performance.

By Kitguru on
86

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