Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms Radeon RX 470 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 833 days newer than Radeon RX 470.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 120 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 11% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon RX 470 - 52 vs 47 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 470 - 8 vs 4 GB
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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%
AMD Radeon RX 470 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$179 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 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 |
