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Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce RTX 4070

Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce RTX 4070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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 458 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

Buy for $646.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 112 minutes ago

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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 458 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

Buy for $646.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 112 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $279

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)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $599

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Founder's Edition (FE) Graphics Card - Titanium and Black (900-1G141-2544-000)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 EVO OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X Gaming Graphics Card (Nvidia GeForce RTX4070 DLSS 3, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX4070-O12G-EVO, Black)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 1609 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.

Advantages of Radeon RX 590

Up to 81% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - $119.99 vs $646.06
Up to 59% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than GeForce RTX 4070 - $2.22 vs $5.43 per FPS
Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 175 vs 200 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4070

Performs up to 120% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon RX 590 - 119 vs 54 FPS
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 12 vs 8 GB

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Watch Dogs: Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

FPS

54

45%

Value, $/FPS

$2.22/FPS

100%

Price, $

$119.99

100%

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 458 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

FPS

119

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.43/FPS

41%

Price, $

$646.06

18%

FPS Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

Buy for $646.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 112 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

149

FPS

98

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

398

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

192

FPS

136

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

859

FPS

620

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

219

FPS

160

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

31%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

49%

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 590	vs	GeForce RTX 4070
Nov 15th, 2018	Release Date	Apr 12th, 2023
Polaris	Generation	GeForce 40
$279	MSRP	$599
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 16-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6X
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
256 GB/s	Bandwidth	504.2 GB/s
1469 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1920 MHz
1545 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2475 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1313 MHz

PCs Using Radeon RX 590 or GeForce RTX 4070

With selected game settings

iBuyPower Pro Y60 Gaming PC Image

iBuyPower Pro Y60 Gaming PC

116 FPS

$17.24/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-13900KF

12 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,999.99

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Y60 Black Gaming PC

119 FPS

$17.65/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-14900KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$2,099.99

In Stock

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Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

119 FPS

$20.05/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-14900K

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$2,385.42

In Stock

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ViprTech Overlord 2.0 Liquid-Cooled PC

100 FPS

$12.5/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Ryzen 7 5700X

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,249.99

In Stock

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Lenovo Legion T5 Gen 8 Gaming Tower Desktop PC

110 FPS

$17.72/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-13700

64 GB, 4 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,949

In Stock

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CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

116 FPS

$18.99/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-13900KF

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$2,202.82

In Stock

Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC Image

Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC

112 FPS

$24.99/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-13900F

64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$2,799

In Stock

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YEYIAN Yari AIO Cooled Gaming Desktop PC

115 FPS

$13.9/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Ryzen 7 7700X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,599

In Stock

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Skytech Chronos Gaming PC

105 FPS

$13.62/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-12700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,429.99

In Stock

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ASUS ProArt Station PD500TE High-Performance Desktop PC

110 FPS

$17.26/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-13700

64 GB, 4 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,899

In Stock

Radeon RX 590 and GeForce RTX 4070 Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$839.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$129.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$83.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$259.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$150.55

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$74.98

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$54.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

$214

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$839.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

$119.99

$199.99

$119.99

$129.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$119.99

$83.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$119.99

$259.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

$119.99

$150.55

$119.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

$119.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

$119.99

$74.98

$119.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

$119.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

$119.99

$54.99

$119.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

$119.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

$119.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

$119.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

$119.99

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99