GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 590
115%
115%
AMD Radeon HD 7990
87%
87%
AMD Radeon RX 590 is approximately 28% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Polaris 30 | Malta x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 2304 | 2048 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 144 | 128 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 3 GB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Polaris 30 | Malta |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Polaris 30 XT(215-0922006) | Malta XT(215-0849026) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 4.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| FoundryDifferent | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 5,700 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 24.6M / mm² | 11.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 232 mm² | 365 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1401 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Nov 15th, 2018 | Apr 24th, 2013 |
| GenerationDifferent | Polaris(RX 500) | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Arctic Islands | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | Vega | Sea Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 279 USD | 999 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 36 in our database | 37 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1469 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1545 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2000 MHz8 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 256.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2304 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 144 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 36 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 768 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 49.44 GPixel/s | 32.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 222.5 GTexel/s | 128.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 7.119 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 7.119 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 445.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 1,024.0 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 241 mm9.5 inches | 304 mm12 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 175 W | 375 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 750 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | C944-41 | 109-C47637-00A_02 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 106 mm4.2 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 38 mm1.5 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.175 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.7 | 6.5 (5.1) |
Comparison Summary
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