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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 869 days newer than the more expensive 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 3% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon RX 480 - 355 vs 343 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $119.99 vs $167.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon RX 480 - $0.34 vs $0.49 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
355
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 |
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