AMD Radeon RX 590 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Founders Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 590 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Founders Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  GCN 4 Turing
• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 590 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
• Compute Units
  36 -
• Execution Units
  36 34
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 30 TU106
• Manufacturer Board Type
  Component -
• Manufacturer Family
  Radeon 600|500|400 -
• Manufacturer Series
  Radeon RX 500 Series -
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• Shader
  2304 2176
• Texture Units
  144 136
• CUDA Cores
  - 2176

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  256 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  8 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 1750 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6

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

• Base Clock
  1469 MHz 1470 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1545 MHz 1650 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  - Yes

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

• TDP
  225 W 175 W
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 590 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Founders Edition.

• Cooler-Type
  - Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  - Axial
• Fan 1
  - 2 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort capabilities
  1.4 HDR -
• HDMI capabilities
  4K60 Support -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• DisplayPort Ports
  - 1 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  - 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  - 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Power Connectors
  - 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• LED
  - No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  - 113 mm
• Length
  - 229 mm
• Slot Size
  - 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Founders Edition and AMD Radeon RX 590.

• Manufacturer
  AMD -
• Process Technology
  14 nm 12 nm
• Release date
  2018-11-15 Q3/2019
• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Manufacturer specification scope
  - NVIDIA GPU-level facts only for the exact GPU and VRAM configuration; Founders Edition board clocks, power and connectors are not refreshed from the shared reference/FE column.
• Part Number
  - 900-1G160-2565-000