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

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

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 5700 AMD Radeon RX 590
• Execution Units
  36 36
• GPU Chip
  Navi 10 Polaris 30
• Render Output Units
  64 32
• Shader
  2304 2304
• Texture Units
  144 144

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

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

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

• Base Clock
  1565 MHz + 7% 1469 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1750 MHz + 1% 1545 MHz
• Game Clock
  1720 MHz + 6% -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  180 W 225 W
• TDP (up)
  220 W 235 W

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

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 2 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 2 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

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

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 / Encode Decode

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

• Height
  148 mm 125 mm
• Length
  280 mm 230 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  44 mm 40 mm

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

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  399 $ -
• Part Number
  RX-57XL8LBD6 11289-06
• Process Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q4/2018