AMD Radeon RX 590 overview - advantages and disadvantages

Information about the AMD Radeon RX 590 GPU chip, the number of blocks for rendering and texture output, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment.

• GPU Chip
  Polaris 30 XT
• Execution units
  36
• Shader
  2304
• Render Output Units
  32
• Texture Units
  144

The specifications of the memory installed on AMD Radeon RX 590: type, volume, bus size, frequency, and bandwidth. In the case of graphics cards integrated into the processor and not having their own memory, a shared part of the RAM will be used.

• Memory Size
  8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5
• Memory Clock
  2 GHz
• Memory Speed
  8 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  256 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit

The figures for the base and maximum frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 590 graphics card. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  1.469 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.545 GHz

The Thermal Design Power value of the AMD Radeon RX 590 graphics card. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  225 W

In this section, we are going to examine what features the AMD Radeon RX 590 GPU has. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

• Max. Displays
  4
• Max. resolution
  7680x4320
• DirectX
  12
• Raytracing
  No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes

The support of popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1 in AMD Radeon RX 590. The compatibility with such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

• h264
  Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode
• VP9
  Decode
• AV1
  No

Here you can find information about the AMD Radeon RX 590 type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• Manufacturer
  AMD
• Architecture
  GCN 4
• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Structure size
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2018
• Launch Price
  279 $