The GeForce RTX 5080 is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590, however, it's a much worse value for money, as it's £1639.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 8 GB
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- Up to 92% cheaper – £149.99 vs £1789.00
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 51% less energy – 175 vs 360 Watts
GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, £
£1789
8%
Value, £/FPS
£8.35/FPS
25%
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£1,789.00
In Stock
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£1,669.00
In Stock
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
34%
Min 1% FPS
37
27%
Price, £
£149.99
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.05/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 5080 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 RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
960 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
335 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
879.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
56.28 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
27%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
15%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
25%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
13%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce RTX 5080 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 30th, 2025 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| $999.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| GeForce 50 | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 360 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
16 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
960 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
335 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
879.3 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
56.28 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
