Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 GME outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 590 GME is 1313 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 470.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Up to 25% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 GME - CA$120.0 vs CA$160.11
- Up to 22% better value when playing Minecraft than Radeon RX 590 GME - CA$0.21 vs CA$0.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 GME - 120 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590 GME
- Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than Radeon RX 470 - 584 vs 569 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 470 - 8 vs 4 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
FPS
569
97%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$120 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 50 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
FPS
584
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.27/FPS
77%
Price, CA$
CA$160.11
74%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$160.11 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 50 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
44.16 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
198.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 470 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 GME |
---|---|---|
Aug 4th, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 9th, 2020 |
Arctic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$179 | MSRP | Not Available |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
211.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
926 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
1206 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1380 MHz |
1650 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |