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Radeon RX 590

Radeon RX 590

Polaris 30 Released: November 15, 2018
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Memory
8
GB GDDR5
Boost Clock
1545
MHz
TGP
175
W

Technical Highlights

Architecture : GCN 4.0
Generation : Polaris (RX 500)
Shading Units : 2304
RT Cores : -

About this GPU Card

Radeon RX 590 is a discrete graphics card from AMD released on November 15, 2018 based on the GCN 4.0 architecture with 8 GB GDDR5 memory. It runs at 1469 MHz base clock, reaches up to 1545 MHz boost clock, and has a 175 W power rating. It supports DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.3, and OpenGL 4.6.

Last updated: March 28, 2026
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Overall Score Of Radeon RX 590

This summarizes how Radeon RX 590 scores across key areas like gaming, rendering, AI, and Energy Efficiency.

50
Overall
Gaming Performance
39
AI & Machine Learning
27
Hardware Architecture
61
Workstation
21
Energy Efficiency
24

General Info of Radeon RX 590

Vendor

AMD

Release Date

November 15, 2018

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

Architecture

GCN 4.0

Process Size

12 nm

33% of the current best Process Size score

Transistors

5.7 billion

Launch Price

279

Graphics Processor of Radeon RX 590

Base Clock

1469 MHz

55% of the current best Base Clock score

Boost Clock

1545 MHz

49% of the current best Boost Clock score

Shading Units

2304

11% of the current best Shading Units score

Compute Units

36

21% of the current best Compute Units score

Textured Mapping Units (TMUs)

144

21% of the current best Textured Mapping Units (TMUs) score

Render Output Units (ROPs)

32

13% of the current best Render Output Units (ROPs) score

Die Size

232 mm²

L1 Cache

16 KB (per CU)

6% of the current best L1 Cache score

L2 Cache

2 MB

2% of the current best L2 Cache score

Raw Performance of Radeon RX 590

Pixel Fill Rate

49.44 GPixel/s

10% of the current best Pixel Fill Rate score

Texture Fill Rate

222.5 GTexel/s

14% of the current best Texture Fill Rate score

FP32 Performance

7.119 TFLOPs

7% of the current best FP32 Performance score

Memory of Radeon RX 590

Memory Size

Good

8 GB

25% of the current best Memory Size score

Memory Type

GDDR5

40% of the current best Memory Type score

Bus Width

256-bit

Memory Clock

Excellent

2000 MHz

76% of the current best Memory Clock score

Effective Speed

8000 Mbps

27% of the current best Effective Speed score

Bandwidth

256 GB/s

14% of the current best Bandwidth score

Board Design of Radeon RX 590

Bus Interface

Good

PCIe 3.0 x16

60% of the current best Bus Interface score

PCIe Version

Good

3.0

60% of the current best PCIe Version score

PCIe Lanes

16

TGP

175 W

APIs of Radeon RX 590

DirectX

Good

12

70% of the current best DirectX score

OpenGL

Top tier

4.6

100% of the current best OpenGL score

OpenCL

Good

2.1

70% of the current best OpenCL score

Vulkan

Top tier

1.3

91% of the current best Vulkan score

HDMI

Good

2.0b

70% of the current best HDMI score

DisplayPort

Excellent

1.4a

80% of the current best DisplayPort score

Ray Tracing

0

DLSS

0

Benchmarks of Radeon RX 590

3D Mark

A standardized suite that approximates real-world gaming workloads to compare graphics performance.

Steel Nomad Lite:
4611
9% of max score
Time Spy:
4778 (99th)
10% of max score
Fire Strike:
16526
19% of max score
Wild Life Extreme:
9731
9% of max score
Night Raid:
62042
30% of max score

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU compute benchmark focused on workloads like image processing and parallel compute tasks.

Compute Score:
45783 (95th)
11% of max score
Background Blur:
69 img/sec
16% of max score
Face Detection:
38.2 img/sec
13% of max score
Horizon Detection:
1.75 Gpixels/sec
8% of max score
Edge Detection:
3.31 Gpixels/sec
10% of max score
Gaussian Blur:
3.31 Gpixels/sec
10% of max score
Feature Matching:
0.38 Gpixels/sec
15% of max score
Stereo Matching:
180.5 Gpixels/sec
6% of max score
Particle Physics:
6238 FPS
11% of max score

Passmark Graphics

A multi-test benchmark that evaluates raster, memory bandwidth, and compute performance.

G3D Mark Score:
9300 (100th)
24% of max score
G2D Mark Score:
790
56% of max score
DirectX 12:
45
25% of max score
GPU Compute:
3766 Ops/s
14% of max score

GFXBench 5

Graphics benchmark using modern GPU APIs and game-like scenes across multiple workloads.

Aztec Ruins High (4K):
61.20 FPS
5% of max score
Aztec Ruins Normal:
345.40 FPS
18% of max score
Car Chase:
328.10 FPS
19% of max score
Manhattan 3.1 (1440p):
275.60 FPS
7% of max score
T-Rex:
1275.20 FPS
19% of max score

Blender

Rendering performance benchmark using Blender Cycles throughput as a practical content-creation metric.

Render Score:
488 (93rd)
3% of max score

GeekBench 6 ML

AI benchmark measuring common ML workloads like classification, detection, and super resolution.

ML Single Precision:
9064 (87th)
17% of max score
ML Half Precision:
9971
12% of max score
ML Quantized:
6293
16% of max score
Image Classification:
3307
17% of max score
Object Detection:
3746
13% of max score
Image Segmentation:
4895
9% of max score
Face Detection:
12467
11% of max score
Image Super Resolution:
9072
16% of max score
Style Transfer:
96813
14% of max score
Text Classification:
1547
30% of max score
Machine Translation:
2504
29% of max score
Depth Estimation:
15075
18% of max score
Pose Estimation:
43468
13% of max score

FurMark

Stress test designed to push sustained load for thermal stability and cooling behavior.

1080p Vulkan:
3726
11% of max score
1440p Vulkan:
2530
10% of max score
2160p Vulkan:
1248
9% of max score
1080p OpenGL:
3815
13% of max score
1440p OpenGL:
2596
11% of max score
2160p OpenGL:
1377
9% of max score

Performance Charts Of Radeon RX 590

These charts give a quick view of FPS scaling across resolutions and how this GPU compares against market top benchmark values.

Gaming FPS Analysis

Ultra settings performance of Radeon RX 590
1080p Ultra
1440p Ultra
4K Ultra

Performance Benchmarks

Grey is the market top value. Colored bar is Radeon RX 590.
Market Top
Radeon RX 590

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Frequently Asked Questions about Radeon RX 590

The Radeon RX 590 was officially released in November 15, 2018. It was launched as a graphics solution by AMD.

The Radeon RX 590 scores 4,778 on 3DMark Time Spy, indicating its solid capabilities in modern gaming scenarios. This benchmark is the industry standard for measuring DirectX 12 gaming performance.

The Radeon RX 590 is equipped with 8 GB of VRAM, which is currently the sweet spot for smooth 1440p gaming and modern texture quality.

The Radeon RX 590 has a Total Graphics Power (TGP) of 175 W. This value dictates your power supply (PSU) requirements, so ensure your system can handle this draw effectively.

The Radeon RX 590 operates at a base clock speed of 1469 MHz. This is the minimum clock frequency the graphics card runs at under standard workloads before boosting.

The Radeon RX 590 features a boost clock speed of 1545 MHz. This clock speed represents the maximum frequency the graphics card can dynamically reach during intense gaming or rendering workloads.

The Radeon RX 590 is built on the GCN 4.0 architecture. This foundational design determines the GPU's power efficiency and support for modern features like hardware Ray Tracing and AI upscaling (DLSS/FSR).

With a performance score of 50%, the Radeon RX 590 is ranked as a capable mid-range graphics card in our extensive GPU database.

The Radeon RX 590 uses the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, ensuring high-speed data transfer and minimal bottlenecking between the graphics card and the motherboard.

The Radeon RX 590 features 2,304 shading units (cores), which are directly responsible for rendering complex visual effects and lighting in modern games.

The Radeon RX 590 contains approximately 5.7 billion transistors, packed into its silicon to deliver massive parallel processing capabilities.

The Radeon RX 590 is manufactured on a 12 nm node. A smaller process node generally translates to better energy efficiency and improved thermal management.