Radeon RX 590

GCN 4.0 Radeon RX 500 Series Gaming Desktop GDDR5 2018

Key Metrics

Architecture: GCN 4.0
Launch Date: 2018-11-15
Stream Processors: 2,304
Memory: 8 GB GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth: 256 GB/s
TDP/TBP: 175 W
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

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Identity
Entry Type	Reference GPU
Official Name	AMD Radeon RX 590
Architecture	GCN 4.0
Launch Date	2018-11-15
Core Specs
GPU Die	Polaris 30
Chip Variant / Package	BGA-1401
Process Node	GlobalFoundries 12 nm
Transistor Count	5.7 billion
Die Size	232 mm²
Stream Processors	2304
TMUs	144
ROPs	32
Base Clock	1,469 MHz
Boost Clock	1,545 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	49.44 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	222.5 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	7.12 TFLOPS
FP16 Throughput	7.12 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.45 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Bus Width	256-bit
Memory Clock	2,000 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	256 GB/s
L2 Cache	2 MB
L1 Cache	16 KB
Board and Display
TDP / TBP	175 W
Recommended PSU	450 W
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Display Outputs	1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Slot Width	Dual-slot
Card Length	241 mm
Software
Shader Model	6.7
DirectX Support	DirectX 12.0
Vulkan Support	Vulkan 1.3
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 2.1

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AMD Radeon RX 590 Review

Review of the RX 590 desktop GPU.

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