AMD Radeon RX 9050 (8GB) vs AMD Radeon RX 590. Specifications

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 9050 (8GB) and AMD Radeon RX 590, chip, information processing units.

• AI Accelerators
  32 -
• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 9050 AMD Radeon RX 590
• Compute Units
  16 36
• Execution Units
  16 36
• Ray Accelerators
  16 -
• Render Output Units
  64 32
• Shader
  1024 2304
• Architecture
  - GCN 4
• GPU Chip
  - Polaris 30
• Manufacturer Board Type
  - Component
• Manufacturer Family
  - Radeon 600|500|400
• Manufacturer Series
  - Radeon RX 500 Series
• Texture Units
  - 144

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Infinity Cache
  32 MB -
• Memory Bandwidth
  288 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  128 bit 256 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  18 Gbps 8 Gbps
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 2000 MHz

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Boost Clock
  2600 MHz 1545 MHz
• Game Clock
  1920 MHz -
• Base Clock
  - 1469 MHz

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• System Power Supply
  450 W (System power requirement) -
• Typical Board Power
  92 W -
• TDP
  - 225 W

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Version
  2.1a -
• HDMI Version
  2.1b -
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1x8-Pin -
• DisplayPort capabilities
  - 1.4 HDR
• HDMI capabilities
  - 4K60 Support
• Max. Displays
  - 4

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

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

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• 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

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 590 and AMD Radeon RX 9050 (8GB).

• Manufacturer
  - AMD
• Process Technology
  - 14 nm
• Release date
  - 2018-11-15