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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 458 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 12% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Radeon RX 590 - 77 vs 69 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 74% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - CA$176.32 vs CA$670.82
- Up to 71% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Radeon RX Vega 56 - CA$2.56 vs CA$8.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 175 vs 210 Watts
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
77
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$8.71/FPS
29.391504018369684%
Price, CA$
CA$670.82
26%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card
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Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
69
89.6103896103896%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.56/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$176.32
100%
Value Winner
XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB OC+ 1580MHz DDR5 3xDP HDMI DVI Graphic Cards
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Updated 152 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
52.517527087316765%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
67.52655538694992%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Vega | Generation | Polaris |
| $399 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| HBM2 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 2048-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
409.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1156 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
| 1471 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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