Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 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 GeForce RTX 4070 is 1609 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 133% better in The Last of Us Part I than Radeon RX 590 - 84 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 12 vs 8 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 79% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - CA$158.72 vs CA$738.98
- Up to 50% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than GeForce RTX 4070 - CA$4.41 vs CA$8.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 175 vs 200 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
FPS
84
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$8.8/FPS
50%
Price, CA$
CA$738.98
21%
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Updated 108 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
36
42%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.41/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$158.72
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 848 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
31%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
48%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
---|---|---|
Apr 12th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
GeForce 40 | Generation | Polaris |
$599 | MSRP | $279 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 16-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
504.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1920 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
2475 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1313 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |