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XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5

XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5

What's the best choice XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra or Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra has a maximum frequency of 1.730 GHz+ 8 %. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 has a maximum frequency of 1.469 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1275 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    1.730 GHz+ 8 % left arrow 1.469 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1371 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1243 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1441 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    767 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    984 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1779 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1552 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    697 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2383 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1994 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2357 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2310 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2243 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1827 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2279 place

Specifications

Technical data
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT left arrow AMD Radeon RX 590
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 10 XT left arrow Polaris 30
  • Execution units
    40 left arrow 36
  • Shader
    2560 left arrow 2304
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    160 left arrow 144
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    1.75 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    448 GB/s left arrow 256 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.730 GHz+ 8 % left arrow 1.469 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.980 GHz+ 4 % left arrow 1.545 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    1.870 GHz+ 7 % left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    225 W left arrow 225 W
  • TDP (up)
    335 W left arrow 235 W
  • Tjunction max
    89 °C left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 mm left arrow 2 x 95 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow --
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    44 dB left arrow --
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 2x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4 left arrow 2x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow 1
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Length
    293 mm left arrow 230 mm
  • Height
    130 mm left arrow 125 mm
  • Width
    55 mm left arrow 40 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 and XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2018
  • Release price
    419 $ left arrow --
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow 11289-06
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
10.14
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra
7.12
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
59 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra
40 fps (avg)
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
38 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra
24 fps (avg)
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
54 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra
27 MH/s
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
106 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra
74 MH/s
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
17 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II Ultra
12 MH/s
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
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