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 1400% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 15 vs 1 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
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
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 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Polaris | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $279 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
