AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop) vs AMD Radeon RX 540X
AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Radeon RX 590 is a desktop graphics card positioned in the mid-range of 2018. It is manufactured in 12nm and offers 2,304 shader cores and 8 GB GDDR5 VRAM using a 256 Bit memory interface (8 GHz, 256 GB/s).
The RX590 uses the new Polaris 30 chip, which is a 12nm version of the Polaris 20 chip of the RX 580. Thanks to the improved process, the clock rates of the RX 590 can be higher at a similar power consumption.
This leads to a 10 percent higher performance compared against the older Radeon RX 580 and therefore the RX 590 is faster than the GeForce GTX 1060. This means that the card is best suited for 1080p gaming in max. details (of 2018 games).
The power consumption is rated at 175 Watt and therefore 10 Watts below the Radeon RX 580 (185 Watt).
AMD Radeon RX 540X
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The AMD Radeon RX 540X is mobile mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Polaris 12 chip (most likely). It is manufactured in an improved 14 nm FinFET process and technically similar to the older Radeon RX 540. The only difference so far is a 4% higher theoretical peak performance (1.25 versus 1.2 TFLOPS according to AMD). Compared to Nvidia graphics cards, the gaming performance should be between the GeForce GTX 950M and GTX 960M.
The similar named Radeon 540X (without RX) offers a smaller memory bus and therefore also a slightly reduced performance.
The features of the Radeon RX 540X are identical to the faster RX 460 and all other Polaris chips. See more details on the Polaris architecture here.
The power envelope of the faster Radeon Pro 460 is rated at 35 Watt according to the AMD blog post. Due to the slower specs, the Radeon RX 540 use slightly less.
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| Codename | Polaris 30 | Polaris 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Polaris | GCN 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 2304 - unified | 512 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1469 - 1545 (Boost) MHz | 1219 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 8000 MHz | 6000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 8 GB | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12_0, OpenGL 4.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 5.7 Billion | 2.2 Billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 12 nm | 14 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0b, AMD FreeSync | DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0, AMD FreeSync | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 15.11.2018 | 21.03.2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 50 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | large | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon RX 590
6.3 pt (19%)
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AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 5190 avg: 5271 median: 5271 (14%) max: 5352 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 4863 avg: 4872 median: 4871.5 (10%) max: 4880 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 379940 avg: 397712 median: 397712 (40%) max: 415483 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 307763 avg: 311088 median: 311088 (36%) max: 314413 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 41952 avg: 44213 median: 44213 (42%) max: 46474 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 86202 avg: 86825 median: 86825 (21%) max: 87448 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 14101 avg: 14431 median: 14430.5 (22%) max: 14760 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 16746 avg: 16814 median: 16813.5 (15%) max: 16881 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 346586 avg: 352225 median: 352224 (39%) max: 357863 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 0 avg: 20449 median: 20448.5 (19%) max: 40897 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 19287 avg: 20422 median: 20421.5 (25%) max: 21556 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 23202 avg: 23363 median: 23362.5 (18%) max: 23523 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
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specvp12 catia-04 + AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
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SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 + AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
specvp13 snx-03 + AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
specvp13 showcase-02 + AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
specvp13 medical-02 + AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
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Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 357.5 avg: 364.6 median: 364.6 (49%) max: 371.7 Watt
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +min: 346.9 avg: 352.9 median: 352.9 (49%) max: 358.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Witcher 3 ultra external Monitor
100%
1 Radeon RX 590 +0.1 fps per Watt (12%)
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop) → 0% n=0
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Dirt 5
2020
Watch Dogs Legion
2020
FIFA 21
2020
Star Wars Squadrons
2020
Serious Sam 4
2020
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
Death Stranding
2020low 1280x720
med. 1920x1080
high 1920x1080
ultra 1920x1080
QHD 2560x1440
4K 3840x2160
F1 2020
2020
Valorant
2020
Gears Tactics
2020
Doom Eternal
2020
Hunt Showdown
2020
Escape from Tarkov
2020
Need for Speed Heat
2019
GRID 2019
2019
FIFA 20
2019
Borderlands 3
2019
Control
2019
F1 2019
2019
Rage 2
2019
Anno 1800
2019
The Division 2
2019
Dirt Rally 2.0
2019
Anthem
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Apex Legends
2019
Just Cause 4
2018
Darksiders III
2018
Battlefield V
2018
Farming Simulator 19
2018
Fallout 76
2018
Hitman 2
2018
Forza Horizon 4
2018
FIFA 19
2018
Strange Brigade
2018
F1 2018
2018
Monster Hunter World
2018
The Crew 2
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
Fortnite
2018
Call of Duty WWII
2017
FIFA 18
2017
F1 2017
2017
Dirt 4
2017
Rocket League
2017
For Honor
2017
Watch Dogs 2
2016
Dishonored 2
2016
Battlefield 1
2016
FIFA 17
2016
Overwatch
2016
Doom
2016
The Division
2016
Far Cry Primal
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015
Battlefield 4
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013Average Gaming AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop) → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
| AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop) | AMD Radeon RX 540X | |||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
| Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War | 137 | 95.9 | 85.6 | 60.4 | 47.4 | 31.7 | ||||||||
| Assassin´s Creed Valhalla | 99 | 86 | 73 | 62 | 55 | 42 | ||||||||
| Dirt 5 | 74.4 | 51.4 | 42.4 | 37.2 | 31.6 | 21.5 | ||||||||
| Watch Dogs Legion | 113 | 72.2 | 59.2 | 34.8 | 24.8 | 12.8 | ||||||||
| FIFA 21 | 276 | 272 | 261 | 254 | 203 | 126 | ||||||||
| Star Wars Squadrons | 471.6 | 224.8 | 181 | 162.8 | 105.8 | 52.9 | ||||||||
| Mafia Definitive Edition | 129.3 | 68.7 | 61.5 | 42.4 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| Serious Sam 4 | 147.8 | 79.9 | 65.1 | 47.4 | 38.4 | 25.2 | ||||||||
| Flight Simulator 2020 | 83.4 | 43.1 | 31.1 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 6.2 | ||||||||
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 119 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 | 19 | ||||||||
| Death Stranding | 132 | 83 | 75 | 74 | 52 | 27 | ||||||||
| F1 2020 | 287 | 158 | 139 | 96 | 71.5 | 39.9 | ||||||||
| Valorant | 319.5 | 301.1 | 287.2 | 231.9 | 113.1 | |||||||||
| Gears Tactics | 303.2 | 123.2 | 82.8 | 57.7 | 36.8 | 19.4 | ||||||||
| Doom Eternal | 212 | 128 | 111 | 110 | 75.3 | 39.1 | ||||||||
| Hunt Showdown | 184 | 73.4 | 64.3 | 38.8 | 18.7 | |||||||||
| Escape from Tarkov | 121 | 101 | 96.8 | 83.8 | 53.7 | 26 | ||||||||
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 132 | 77 | 48.7 | 29.9 | 24.5 | 15.8 | ||||||||
| Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order | 91 | 76 | 64 | 43.4 | 29.5 | |||||||||
| Need for Speed Heat | 107 | 88 | 74 | 60 | 43.7 | 23.8 | ||||||||
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 | 114 | 99 | 85 | 76 | 55.8 | 30.5 | ||||||||
| GRID 2019 | 171 | 102 | 86 | 64 | 49.3 | 29.8 | ||||||||
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 100 | 69 | 64 | 46 | 38 | 20 | ||||||||
| FIFA 20 | 316 | 311 | 290 | 266 | 216 | 133 | ||||||||
| Borderlands 3 | 137.8 | 84.1 | 53.7 | 42.1 | 29.8 | 16.1 | ||||||||
| Control | 196 | 66 | 48.3 | 30.6 | 15 | |||||||||
| F1 2019 | 245 | 148 | 129 | 86 | 65 | 36 | ||||||||
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 235.1 | 87.5 | 55.1 | 38.4 | 24 | 11.2 | ||||||||
| Rage 2 | 161 | 83 | 72 | 71 | 45.2 | 21.7 | ||||||||
| Anno 1800 | 99 | 95 | 61 | 23.3 | 17.3 | 10.3 | ||||||||
| The Division 2 | 158 | 105 | 78 | 60 | 42 | 23 | ||||||||
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 237.3 | 123.3 | 100.4 | 62.3 | 48.8 | 29.7 | ||||||||
| Anthem | 103 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 52 | 28.1 | ||||||||
| Far Cry New Dawn | 107 | 88 | 83 | 76 | 58 | 31 | ||||||||
| Metro Exodus | 131 | 70.8 | 45.9 | 37.9 | 30.5 | 19.3 | ||||||||
| Apex Legends | 144 | 124 | 97 | 96 | 68 | 36.3 | ||||||||
| Just Cause 4 | 118.8 | 89.6 | 72.5 | 69.4 | 25.8 | |||||||||
| Darksiders III | 142.6 | 102.5 | 80.1 | 68.2 | 23.1 | |||||||||
| Battlefield V | 191.3 | 132.8 | 110.7 | 99.6 | 39.6 | |||||||||
| Farming Simulator 19 | 194.2 | 149.5 | 115.5 | 69 | 23 | |||||||||
| Fallout 76 | 60 | 59.9 | 59.8 | 59.8 | 33 | |||||||||
| Hitman 2 | 87.4 | 86.6 | 77.7 | 71 | 30.1 | |||||||||
| Call of Duty Black Ops 4 | 241.2 | 135.7 | 129.2 | 115.3 | 39 | |||||||||
| Assassin´s Creed Odyssey | 80 | 65 | 54 | 39 | 19 | |||||||||
| Forza Horizon 4 | 197 | 120 | 113 | 91 | 46 | |||||||||
| FIFA 19 | 269.4 | 274.1 | 259 | 243.6 | 95.6 | |||||||||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 134 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 24 | |||||||||
| Strange Brigade | 313 | 137 | 114 | 99.8 | 70.1 | 40.4 | ||||||||
| F1 2018 | 202 | 140 | 119 | 84 | 39 | |||||||||
| Monster Hunter World | 132 | 79.9 | 73.8 | 57.8 | 17.9 | |||||||||
| The Crew 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 26.8 | |||||||||
| Far Cry 5 | 116 | 85 | 79 | 74 | 24 | |||||||||
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 136.2 | 90.4 | 73.9 | 54.6 | 17 | |||||||||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 116.9 | 64.8 | 43.3 | 19.6 | ||||||||||
| Fortnite | 131.4 | 139 | 137.7 | 95.8 | 28.7 | |||||||||
| Need for Speed Payback | 149.2 | 130.6 | 114.9 | 105.7 | 33.9 | |||||||||
| Call of Duty WWII | 195.5 | 192.9 | 115.8 | 95.4 | 50.2 | |||||||||
| Assassin´s Creed Origins | 78 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 25 | |||||||||
| FIFA 18 | 370.5 | 378.8 | 337.7 | 322.3 | 157.5 | |||||||||
| F1 2017 | 220 | 166 | 137 | 89 | 40 | |||||||||
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | 238.8 | 120.1 | 108.4 | 83.3 | 35 | |||||||||
| Dirt 4 | 308.5 | 220.1 | 131.4 | 79.2 | 44.9 | |||||||||
| Rocket League | 249.1 | 248.6 | 230.2 | 81.6 | ||||||||||
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 131.6 | 82.3 | 75.5 | 41.3 | 27.4 | |||||||||
| For Honor | 270.6 | 119.9 | 113.8 | 91 | 35.2 | |||||||||
| Watch Dogs 2 | 112.3 | 100.5 | 71.3 | 46.1 | 25.1 | |||||||||
| Dishonored 2 | 111 | 107.2 | 82.3 | 75.3 | 31.7 | |||||||||
| Battlefield 1 | 192.4 | 151.6 | 112.2 | 98.6 | 43.2 | |||||||||
| FIFA 17 | 432 | 430 | 377.3 | 367.5 | 162.9 | |||||||||
| Deus Ex Mankind Divided | 123.9 | 116.1 | 75.9 | 38.7 | 25.1 | |||||||||
| Overwatch | 300 | 299.3 | 238.3 | 124.6 | 76 | |||||||||
| Doom | 111.1 | 111.3 | 97.5 | 92.1 | 36.6 | |||||||||
| The Division | 232.9 | 173.6 | 92.8 | 70.6 | 36.1 | |||||||||
| Far Cry Primal | 122 | 106 | 96 | 68 | 34 | |||||||||
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 233.8 | 151.5 | 84.1 | 68.1 | 32.6 | |||||||||
| Rainbow Six Siege | 387.5 | 315.5 | 204 | 183.9 | 68.9 | |||||||||
| The Witcher 3 | 233.1 | 178 | 88.3 | 50.8 | 31.6 | |||||||||
| GTA V | 111 | 103.9 | 95.4 | 61.9 | 41.4 | |||||||||
| Battlefield 4 | 199.3 | 200 | 199.9 | 95.1 | 51 | |||||||||
| BioShock Infinite | 336.3 | 295.8 | 258.2 | 124.8 | ||||||||||
| AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop) | AMD Radeon RX 540X | |||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 23 56 | 3 43 34 | 11 51 18 | 3 18 44 9 | 6 22 6 3 | 39 31 5 4 | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | |
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