Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms Radeon HD 7950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 2480 days newer than Radeon HD 7950.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 56% better in Fortnite than Radeon HD 7950 - 70 vs 45 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 175 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 8 vs 3 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
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 590 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| Polaris | Generation | Southern Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $449 |
| 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 | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
