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AMD logo Radeon RX 590
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon RX 590 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo
General information Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 7870
Launched Q4 2018 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 2048 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1545 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 35.3 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 40.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 W 0 % 175 W 0 %
Length 298 mm 0 % 296 mm 0.7 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 7870
Overall Score 49432 0 % 34597 30 %
Future Proof 63 % 0 % 20 % 68.3 %
Benchmark Score 24435 0 % 11970 51 %
2D Benchmark Score 800 0 % 592.5 25.9 %
Average DirectX performance 72.5 FPS 0 % 37.8 FPS 47.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 130.2 FPS 0 % 80.8 FPS 37.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 48.3 FPS 0 % 18 FPS 62.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 65.3 FPS 0 % 29.2 FPS 55.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 46.2 FPS 0 % 23.2 FPS 49.8 %
Graphic card computing 4187.8 operations/s 0 % 2360.1 operations/s 43.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 590, Radeon HD 7870.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.2 FPS 73.2 FPS
High settings 203.8 FPS 131.7 FPS
Medium settings 244.6 FPS 158.1 FPS
Low settings 342.5 FPS 221.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 35.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon RX 590, Radeon HD 7870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.9 FPS 57.3 FPS
High settings 149.2 FPS 103.1 FPS
Medium settings 179.0 FPS 123.8 FPS
Low settings 250.6 FPS 173.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.9 %
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