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Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance

Performance Comparison

AMD Radeon RX 580

93%
93%

AMD Radeon RX 590

108%
108%
AMD Radeon RX 590 is approximately 15% faster

Technical Specifications

SpecificationAMD Radeon RX 580AMD Radeon RX 590
Graphics ProcessorDifferent
Polaris 20
Polaris 30
Cores
2304
2304
TMUs
144
144
ROPs
32
32
Memory Size
8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Bus Width
256 bit
256 bit

Graphics Processor

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 580AMD Radeon RX 590
GPU NameDifferent
Polaris 20
Polaris 30
GPU VariantDifferent
Polaris 20 XTX(215-0910038)
Polaris 30 XT(215-0922006)
Architecture
GCN 4.0
GCN 4.0
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries
Process SizeDifferent
14 nm
12 nm
Transistors
5,700 million
5,700 million
Density
24.6M / mm²
24.6M / mm²
Die Size
232 mm²
232 mm²
Chip Package
BGA-1401
BGA-1401

Graphics Card

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 580AMD Radeon RX 590
Release DateDifferent
Apr 18th, 2017
Nov 15th, 2018
Generation
Polaris(RX 500)
Polaris(RX 500)
Predecessor
Arctic Islands
Arctic Islands
Successor
Vega
Vega
Production
Active
Active
Launch PriceDifferent
229 USD
279 USD
Current Price
Amazon/Newegg
Amazon/Newegg
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
ReviewsDifferent
52 in our database
36 in our database

Clock Speeds

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 580AMD Radeon RX 590
Base ClockDifferent
1257 MHz
1469 MHz
Boost ClockDifferent
1340 MHz
1545 MHz
Memory Clock
2000 MHz8 Gbps effective
2000 MHz8 Gbps effective

Memory

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 580AMD Radeon RX 590
Memory Size
8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Bus
256 bit
256 bit
Bandwidth
256.0 GB/s
256.0 GB/s

Render Config

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 580AMD Radeon RX 590
Shading Units
2304
2304
TMUs
144
144
ROPs
32
32
Compute Units
36
36
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
2 MB
2 MB

Theoretical Performance

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 580AMD Radeon RX 590
Pixel RateDifferent
42.88 GPixel/s
49.44 GPixel/s
Texture RateDifferent
193.0 GTexel/s
222.5 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)Different
6.175 TFLOPS (1:1)
7.119 TFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float)Different
6.175 TFLOPS
7.119 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)Different
385.9 GFLOPS (1:16)
445.0 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 580AMD Radeon RX 590
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
Length
241 mm9.5 inches
241 mm9.5 inches
TDPDifferent
185 W
175 W
Suggested PSU
450 W
450 W
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Power Connectors
1x 8-pin
1x 8-pin
Board NumberDifferent
C940, D009-04
C944-41

Graphics Features

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 580AMD Radeon RX 590
DirectX
12 (12_0)
12 (12_0)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
1.3
Shader Model
6.7
6.7

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