Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 2187 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 36% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 98 vs 72 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 175 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 8 vs 2 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
63%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
42%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
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Nov 19th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$270 | MSRP | $279 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
192 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
975 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |