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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1301 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 Thicc II GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1428 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1272 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1477 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    758 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    998 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1801 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1674 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    710 place
  • 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

Specifications

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.2
  • 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_2 left arrow 12
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    293 mm left arrow 232 mm
  • Height
    130 mm left arrow 116 mm
  • Width
    55 mm left arrow 36 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

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

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2018
  • Release price
    389 $ left arrow --
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow GV-RX590GAMING-8GD
  • 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 XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G.

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