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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 458 days older than the more expensive Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of Radeon RX 590
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 175 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 20% better in Starfield than Radeon RX 590 - 30 vs 25 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - CA$912.28 vs CA$1036.00
- Up to 27% better value when playing Starfield than Radeon RX 590 - CA$30.41 vs CA$41.44 per FPS
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB OC+ 1580MHz DDR5 3xDP HDMI DVI Graphic Cards
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Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
30
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$30.41/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$912.28
113%
FPS and Value 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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
53%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
68%
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 | vs | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Polaris | Generation | Vega |
$279 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
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