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Prices and StockMSRP $179
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MSRP $179
Prices and StockMSRP $279
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MSRP $279
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 Radeon RX 470
- Up to 11% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - CA$921.06 vs CA$1036.00
- Up to 5% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon RX 590 - CA$7.49 vs CA$7.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 120 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 7% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon RX 470 - 131 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 470 - 8 vs 4 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
FPS
123
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$921.06
112%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon RX 470 8Gb GDDR5 MINING QUAD UEFI(US Version, Imported)
Buy for CA$921.06 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 422 minutes ago
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
131
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.91/FPS
95%
Price, CA$
CA$1036
100%
FPS Winner
XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB OC+ 1580MHz DDR5 3xDP HDMI DVI Graphic Cards
Buy for CA$1,036 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 422 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 470 | vs | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$179 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 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 | 1469 MHz |
| 1206 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1650 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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