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Released
Q3/2019
MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G

Graphics card MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G, specifications and benchmarks

2308 place in the overall ranking Graphics Cards!
It is a detailed review of MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G, the date of manufacture started in Q3/2019. Here are all specifications and the results of performance in the form of modern benchmark estimations. The base clock frequency is 1.469 GHz. The GPU supports GDDR5 with an 8 GB graphics memory. TDP is 220 W-2 %. We recommend comparing the GPU with other models on our website to determine the best performance.

Specifications

Technical data
GPU
  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 590
  • Execution Units
    36
  • GPU Chip
    Polaris 30
  • Render Output Units
    32
  • Shader
    2304
  • Texture Units
    144
Memory
  • Memory Bandwidth
    256 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    256 bit
  • Memory Size
    8 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    2000 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5
Clock Speeds
  • Base Clock
    1469 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1545 MHz
  • Game Clock
    —
  • Overclocking
    Yes
Thermal Design
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    —
  • TDP
    220 W-2 %
  • TDP (up)
    —
Cooler & Fans
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    Axial
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 mm
  • Fan 2
    —
  • Noise (Idle)
    —
  • Noise (Load)
    —
Connectivity
  • DisplayPort Ports
    2 × DisplayPort 1.4
  • DVI Ports
    1 × DVI
  • HDCP Version
    2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    2 × HDMI 2.0b
  • Max. Displays
    4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    2 x 8-Pin
  • USB-C Ports
    —
  • VGA Ports
    —
Featureset
  • DirectX
    12
  • DLSS / FSR
    No
  • LED
    No LED lighting
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    No
Supported Video Codecs
  • AV1
    No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode
  • VP9
    Decode
Dimensions
  • Height
    143 mm
  • Length
    278 mm
  • Slot Size
    2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    873 g
  • Width
    40 mm
Additional data
  • Documents
    data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    —
  • Part Number
    —
  • Process Technology
    14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2019
Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2055 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2371 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2262 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2224 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1836 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2281 place

Manufacturer versions

Board specifications and benchmark results are specific to each version.

All models based on this GPU

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G 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

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

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.

Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine

Higher values are better in this metric.

Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU

Higher values are better in this metric.

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

74 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
76 MH/s
76 MH/s
74 MH/s
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Battlefield 5 + Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

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

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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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