Buy on Amazon
$119.99
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
Availability
MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 590 GME outperforms the more expensive Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 590 GME is 3000 days newer than the more expensive Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590 GME
- Performs up to 6% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 359 vs 340 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $119.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - $0.33 vs $0.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 175 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
FPS
359
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/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)
Buy for $119.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12947 minutes ago
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
Buy for $175 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12947 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
44.16 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
198.7 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
67%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
59%
AMD Radeon RX 590 GME | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 9th, 2020 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Polaris | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1380 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Similar GPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar graphics card comparisons. Most compared graphics card combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
