Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
AMD
32 Overall Score
vs
XFX RX-97SWFB3B9
XFX
83 Overall Score
Scores
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Radeon RX 590 | XFX RX-97SWFB3B9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 590 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | Polaris | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 4★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 56★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 72.25★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 36.130001068115234★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 175★ | 245 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 6-pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | — | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 238★ | 325 |
| Slot Width | — | 3.5★ |
| Form Factor | — | ATX |
| Weight | — | 1.50 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
- Strong social proof (66th percentile)
- Below average vram (22nd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (23rd percentile)
- Below average rt (23rd percentile)
- Below average raster (25th percentile)
XFX RX-97SWFB3B9
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong compute (87th percentile)87th %ile
Pricing
Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR50.010score per dollar
vs
XFX RX-97SWFB3B90.005score per dollar
Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: XFX RX-97SWFB3B9
Scores 83 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 39 specs.
