Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 869 days newer than Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 150 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 2% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon RX 480 - 362 vs 356 FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
81%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
81%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$229 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
