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AMD Radeon RX 590 GME

Graphics Processor
Polaris 20
Cores
2304
TMUs
144
ROPs
32
Memory Size
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
256 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The Radeon RX 590 GME is a graphics card by AMD, launched on March 9th, 2020. Built on the 14 nm process, and based on the Polaris 20 graphics processor, in its Polaris 20 XTR variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon RX 590 GME. The Polaris 20 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 232 mm² and 5,700 million transistors. It features 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 8 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon RX 590 GME, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1257 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1420 MHz, memory is running at 2000 MHz (8 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME draws power from 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 175 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Radeon RX 590 GME is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Polaris 20
GPU Variant
Polaris 20 XTR
(215-0910066)
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Process Size
14 nm
Transistors
5,700 million
Density
24.6M / mm²
Die Size
232 mm²
Chip Package
BGA-1401

Graphics Card

Release Date
Mar 9th, 2020
Generation
Polaris
(RX 500)
Predecessor
Arctic Islands
Successor
Vega
Production
Active
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
2%
GeForce 9400 GT
2%
Radeon HD 4550
3%
Radeon HD 5450
4%
Radeon HD 6450
4%
GeForce GT 520
5%
GeForce GT 220
6%
GeForce GT 430
8%
Radeon HD 5570
8%
Radeon HD 4670
8%
GeForce GT 440
9%
GeForce GT 240
9%
GeForce 9600 GT
10%
Radeon HD 5670
11%
GeForce GT 640
12%
GeForce 9800 GT
12%
Radeon HD 6670
13%
Radeon HD 4830
13%
Radeon HD 4770
14%
Radeon HD 4850
15%
GeForce GTS 250
15%
GeForce GTS 450
16%
Radeon HD 5750
16%
Radeon HD 7750
18%
Radeon HD 5770
19%
GeForce GTX 260
19%
Radeon HD 4870
19%
Radeon Vega 8
19%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
19%
GeForce GTX 650
20%
Radeon HD 5830
21%
Radeon HD 6790
22%
Radeon HD 4890
22%
GeForce GTX 460
23%
Radeon RX Vega 11
23%
GeForce GT 1030
23%
GeForce GTX 275
23%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
24%
GeForce GTX 280
24%
GeForce GTX 465
24%
Radeon HD 6850
25%
GeForce GTX 285
26%
Radeon HD 5850
28%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
28%
Radeon HD 7790
28%
Radeon RX 550
29%
GeForce GTX 470
29%
Radeon HD 6870
30%
Radeon HD 5870
32%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
33%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
34%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
34%
Radeon HD 6950
34%
GeForce GTX 295
36%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
36%
Radeon HD 7850
36%
GeForce GTX 480
37%
Radeon HD 6970
39%
Radeon R7 265
39%
Radeon RX 460
40%
Radeon R7 370
40%
GeForce GTX 660
40%
GeForce GTX 570
40%
Radeon RX 560
41%
GeForce GTX 950
44%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
44%
Radeon R9 270X
45%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
46%
GeForce GTX 580
46%
GeForce GTX 1050
46%
Radeon HD 7950
46%
GeForce GTX 1630
47%
Radeon HD 5970
47%
GeForce GTX 760
48%
GeForce GTX 670
52%
GeForce GTX 960
54%
Radeon R9 380
55%
Radeon R9 285
55%
Radeon HD 7970
56%
GeForce GTX 680
56%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
58%
GeForce GTX 770
59%
Radeon HD 6990
61%
Radeon R9 280X
62%
GeForce GTX 590
63%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
63%
GeForce GTX 780
70%
Arc A380
70%
Radeon RX 6400
71%
GeForce GTX 1650
72%
Radeon RX 470
77%
Radeon R9 290
78%
Radeon RX 570
82%
Radeon R9 390
83%
Radeon R9 290X
83%
GeForce GTX 970
84%
GeForce GTX TITAN
86%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
87%
Radeon R9 390X
88%
Radeon HD 7990
88%
Radeon RX 480
89%
GeForce GTX 690
90%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
92%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
93%
Radeon RX 580
94%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
95%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
96%
GeForce GTX 980
96%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
97%
Radeon R9 FURY
98%
Radeon RX 590 GME
100%
Radeon RX 590
102%
Radeon R9 295X2
107%
GeForce GTX 1660
108%
Radeon R9 FURY X
109%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
111%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
114%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
117%
GeForce GTX 1070
124%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
124%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
126%
Radeon RX Vega 56
132%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
140%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
142%
Radeon RX Vega 64
144%
GeForce GTX 1080
146%
GeForce RTX 2060
146%
Radeon RX 5700
152%
Arc A580
152%
Radeon RX 6600
159%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
164%
GeForce RTX 2070
166%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
166%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
169%
Arc A750
175%
Radeon VII
176%
TITAN X Pascal
180%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
182%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
186%
Arc A770
188%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
188%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
198%
Radeon RX 7600
200%
GeForce RTX 4060
201%
GeForce RTX 2080
202%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
206%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
212%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
217%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
225%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
238%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
241%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
243%
GeForce RTX 3070
254%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
272%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
275%
Radeon RX 6800
280%
GeForce RTX 4070
310%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
318%
GeForce RTX 3080
330%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
334%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
343%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
360%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
367%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
370%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
370%
GeForce RTX 3090
377%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
386%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
422%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
434%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
437%
GeForce RTX 4080
491%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
498%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
503%
GeForce RTX 4090
617%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

Base Clock
1257 MHz
Boost Clock
1420 MHz
Memory Clock
2000 MHz
8 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
256.0 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
2304
TMUs
144
ROPs
32
Compute Units
36
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
2 MB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
45.44 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
204.5 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)
6.543 TFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float)
6.543 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
409.0 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
241 mm
9.5 inches
TDP
175 W
Suggested PSU
450 W
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.0b
3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Power Connectors
1x 8-pin
Board Number
C940

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (12_0)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.7

Card Notes

Re-branded RX 580 XTR with different Device ID

Polaris 20 GPU Notes

Generation: Polaris
Codename: Ellesmere
Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx803)
Display Core Engine: 11.2
Unified Video Decoder: 6.3
Video Compression Engine: 3.4
System DMA: 3.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.2.0

Retail boards based on this design (4)

Name GPU Clock Boost Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
1257 MHz 1385 MHz 2000 MHz 279 mm/11 inches
1257 MHz 1420 MHz 2000 MHz 240 mm/9.4 inches, Triple-slot, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
1257 MHz 1440 MHz 2000 MHz 260 mm/10.2 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
1257 MHz 1460 MHz 2000 MHz 270 mm/10.6 inches, Triple-slot, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
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