The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $251.36 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 15% less energy – 148 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 70% cheaper – $108.10 vs $359.46
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
89%
Min 1% FPS
32
86%
Price, €
€359.46
30%
Value, €/FPS
€5.53/FPS
27%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, €
€108.1
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.48/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 590 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
88%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
55%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
55%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
75%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| $329.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
