XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB vs MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming 4G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB and MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming 4G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 590 AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
• Execution Units
  36 22
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 30 Navi 14 XTX
• Render Output Units
  32 32
• Shader
  2304 1408
• Texture Units
  144 88

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  256 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 128 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 4 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 1647 MHz + 2%
• Boost Clock
  1580 MHz + 2% 1845 MHz
• Game Clock
  - 1733 MHz + 1%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  225 W 130 W
• TDP (up)
  235 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB and MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming 4G.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 × DVI -
• 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 x8
• 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 12_1
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting MSI Mystic Light
• 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
  124 mm 128 mm
• Length
  270 mm 247 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 869 g
• Width
  53 mm 47 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming 4G and XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  RX-590P8DFD6 -
• Process Technology
  14 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q3/2019