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Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)

Buy for 97.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)

Buy for 97.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

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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 38% better in HITMAN 3 than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 91 vs 66 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
This is a free version of HITMAN 3.
HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


FPS

91

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.07/FPS

100%

Price, €

€97.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)

Buy for 97.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT Logo
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012


FPS

66

72%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT Logo
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT Logo
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012


Pixel Fillrate

31.2 GPixel/s

63%

Texel Fillrate

93.6 GTexel/s

42%

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo

AMD Radeon RX 590

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AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT Logo

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

Nov 15th, 2018
Release DateNov 19th, 2012
PolarisGenerationSouthern Islands
$279MSRP
$270
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 8-pinPower Connectors2x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory2 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus256-bit
256 GB/s
Bandwidth192 GB/s
1469 MHz
Base Clock Speed925 MHz
1545 MHz
Boost Clock Speed975 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1500 MHz

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