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

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 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
• Execution Units
  36 40
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 30 Navi 10 XT
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• Shader
  2304 2560
• Texture Units
  144 160

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 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 1605 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1560 MHz + 1% 1905 MHz
• Game Clock
  - 1755 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 89 °C
• TDP
  225 W 225 W
• TDP (up)
  - 335 W

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

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 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 No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode

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

• Height
  116 mm 140 mm
• Length
  232 mm 278 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  36 mm 58 mm

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

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 409 $
• Part Number
  GV-RX590GAMING-8GD -
• Process Technology
  14 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q3/2019