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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 2187 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 46% better in Stray than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 70 vs 48 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 175 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 8 vs 2 GB
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
70
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$140.12
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB OC+ 1580MHz DDR5 3xDP HDMI DVI Graphic Cards
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
63%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
42%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$270 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 192 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
| 975 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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