AMD Radeon RX 590 - GPU Specs

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Specifications

Technical data

GPU

Architecture
GCN 4
Based on
AMD Radeon RX 590
Compute Units
36
Execution Units
36
GPU Chip
Polaris 30
Manufacturer Board Type
Component
Manufacturer Family
Radeon 600|500|400
Manufacturer Series
Radeon RX 500 Series
Render Output Units
32
Shader
2304
Texture Units
144

Memory

Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
Memory Bus
256 bit
Memory Data Rate
8 Gbps
Memory Size
8 GB
Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
2000 MHz
Memory Type
GDDR5

Clock Speeds

Base Clock
1469 MHz
Boost Clock
1545 MHz

Thermal Design

TDP
225 W

Connectivity

DisplayPort capabilities
1.4 HDR
HDMI capabilities
4K60 Support
Max. Displays
4
PCIe Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16

Featureset

DirectX
12
DLSS / FSR
No
Max. resolution
7680 × 4320
Raytracing
No

Supported Video Codecs

4K H264 Decode
Yes
4K H264 Encode
Yes
AV1
No
h264
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
Yes
H265/HEVC Encode
Yes
VP8
Decode
VP9
Decode

Additional data

Manufacturer
AMD
Official source
https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/graphics.html
Process Technology
14 nm
Release date
2018-11-15
Verification scope
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Verified on
2026-10-01

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 590 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

2008 place

Manufacturer versions

Board specifications and benchmark results are specific to each version.

SAPPHIRE NITRO + RX 590 8GB 50 Gold Edition

Sapphire · 8 GB

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 8GB (SKU 11289-02)

Sapphire · 8 GB

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 8GB (SKU 11289-05)

Sapphire · 8 GB

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 SE 8GB

Sapphire · 8 GB

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 590 8G G5 8GB

Sapphire · 8 GB

All models based on this GPU

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 590 with other graphics cards to understand the real speed of the GPU when processing content.

Tests include working with floating point, creating 3D models, mining cryptocurrencies.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

7.21 TFLOPS

AMD Radeon RX 590

6.65 TFLOPS

AMD Radeon RX 580

5.3 TFLOPS

AMD Radeon RX 570

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

Base Clock is the base GPU frequency stated by the manufacturer for this model.

Boost Clock describes automatic frequency increases. Actual clock speed varies with workload, temperature and power limits; it is not a guarantee of manual overclocking.

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AMD Radeon RX 590