Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 is 833 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 470.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 3% better in Lost Ark than Radeon RX 470 - 183 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 470 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Up to 24% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - CA$120.0 vs CA$158.75
- Up to 23% better value when playing Lost Ark than Radeon RX 590 - CA$0.67 vs CA$0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 120 vs 175 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
183
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.87/FPS
77%
Price, CA$
CA$158.75
75%
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Updated 1137 minutes ago
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
FPS
178
97%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.67/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$120 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 470 |
---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 4th, 2016 |
Polaris | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $179 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 926 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1206 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |