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AMD logo Radeon RX 590
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT

AMD Radeon RX 590 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo
General information Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Launched Q4 2018 Q2 2013
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 % 925 MHz 40.1 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 28.6 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 W 5.4 % 185 W 0 %
Length 298 mm 0 % 275 mm 7.7 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Overall Score 49445 0 % 33983 31.3 %
Future Proof 63 % 0 % 26 % 58.7 %
Benchmark Score 24448 0 % 11549 52.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 792 0 % 666.9 15.8 %
Average DirectX performance 72.1 FPS 0 % 33 FPS 54.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 128.9 FPS 0 % 48 FPS 62.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 48.2 FPS 0 % 26.6 FPS 44.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 65.1 FPS 0 % 40.8 FPS 37.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 46.3 FPS 0 % 16.7 FPS 63.8 %
Graphic card computing 4158.8 operations/s 0 % 2807.4 operations/s 32.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.1 FPS 70.7 FPS
High settings 201.7 FPS 127.3 FPS
Medium settings 242.1 FPS 152.8 FPS
Low settings 338.9 FPS 213.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 36.9 %

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 XT.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.5 FPS 56.0 FPS
High settings 148.5 FPS 100.9 FPS
Medium settings 178.2 FPS 121.0 FPS
Low settings 249.5 FPS 169.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.1 %
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