Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 574 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than Radeon RX 550 - 388 vs 385 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Up to 38% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - €99.98 vs €159.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing League of Legends than Radeon RX 590 - €0.26 vs €0.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 50 vs 175 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
388
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
63%
Price, €
€159.99
62%
FPS Winner
Buy for €159.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 186 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
385
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.26/FPS
100%
Price, €
€99.98
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €99.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 186 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
38%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
17%
Radeon RX 590 | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
Polaris | Generation | Polaris |
$279 | MSRP | $79 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |