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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G vs XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II

What's the best choice GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G or XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II? Which graphics card is faster?

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

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

XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II has a maximum frequency of 1.605 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2382 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1955 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2372 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2312 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2241 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1832 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2277 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1289 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    1.605 GHz left arrow 1.469 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1429 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1271 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1463 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    757 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    999 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1771 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1676 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    711 place

Specifications

Technical data
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G and XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 590 left arrow AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
  • GPU Chip
    Polaris 30 left arrow Navi 10 XT
  • Execution units
    36 left arrow 40
  • Shader
    2304 left arrow 2560
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    144 left arrow 160
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
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    2 GHz left arrow 1.75 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    256 GB/s left arrow 448 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G and XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.469 GHz left arrow 1.605 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.560 GHz+ 1 % left arrow 1.905 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    left arrow 1.755 GHz
  • 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)
    -- left arrow 335 W
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow 89 °C
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G and XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    2 x 90 mm left arrow 2 x 100 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    -- left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow 44 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.2 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4 left arrow 3x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • 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 left arrow 12_2
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    232 mm left arrow 278 mm
  • Height
    116 mm left arrow 140 mm
  • Width
    36 mm left arrow 58 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Release price
    -- left arrow 409 $
  • Structure size
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Part-no
    GV-RX590GAMING-8GD left arrow --
  • 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G and XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II.

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
7.19
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G
9.75
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
40 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G
58 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
24 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G
37 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
27 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G
54 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II
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
74 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G
106 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
12 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G
17 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II
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