Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
The Polaris 20 GPU with 2304 shaders and 8GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides competent 1080p gaming in titles like Doom Eternal and Call of Duty: Warzone. Its dual-fan cooling solution effectively manages the 175W TDP, while versatile outputs including triple DisplayPort offer flexible multi-monitor setups. This card is best for budget-conscious gamers building a system strictly for 1080p resolution who need a capable, entry-level VR-ready option.
GPU Radeon RX 590
VRAM 8GB GDDR5
TDP 175 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Class consumer
32 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average vram (22nd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (23rd percentile)
- Below average rt (23rd percentile)
- Below average ai (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 590 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | Polaris |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 2304 |
| Stream Processors | 2304 |
| Base Clock | 1340 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 9306 |
| GPU Compute | 3781 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 175 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 6-pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
Physical
| Length | 238 |
Features
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Radeon RX 590 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 590 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 175 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon RX 590 | 24.7 | 22.7 | 21.8 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 56.7 | 22.7 | 41 | 66.9 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
Price
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