NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Graphics Processor

GF110 x2

Cores

512 x2

TMUs

64 x2

ROPs

48 x2

Memory Size

1536 MB x2

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

384 bit x2

GPU

I/O

Back

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Recommended Gaming Resolutions:

1600x900
1920x1080
2560x1440

The GeForce GTX 590 was an enthusiast-class graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on March 24th, 2011. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the GF110 graphics processor, in its GF110-351-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_0, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The GF110 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 520 mm² and 3,000 million transistors. GeForce GTX 590 combines two graphics processors to increase performance. It features 512 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs, per GPU. NVIDIA has paired 3,072 MB GDDR5 memory with the GeForce GTX 590, which are connected using a 384-bit memory interface per GPU (each GPU manages 1,536 MB). The GPU is operating at a frequency of 608 MHz, memory is running at 854 MHz (3.4 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 draws power from 2x 8-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 365 W maximum. Display outputs include: 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort. GeForce GTX 590 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 279 mm x 111 mm x 40 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 699 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: GF110

GPU Variant: GF110-351-A1

Architecture: Fermi 2.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 40 nm

Transistors: 3,000 million

Density: 5.8M / mm²

Die Size: 520 mm²

Chip Package: BGA-1981

Graphics Card

Release Date: Mar 24th, 2011

Generation: GeForce 500

Predecessor: GeForce 400

Successor: GeForce 600

Production: End-of-life

Launch Price: 699 USD

Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16

Reviews: 36 in our database

Relative Performance

Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: 279 mm
11 inches

Width: 111 mm
4.4 inches

Height: 40 mm
1.6 inches

TDP: 365 W

Suggested PSU: 750 W

Outputs: 3x DVI
1x mini-DisplayPort

Power Connectors: 2x 8-pin

Board Number: P1020 SKU 5

GF110 GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP4
VDPAU: Feature Set C

GF110 has 4 GPCs each capable of 8 pixels per clock. This limits complete GPU to 32 pixels per clock and because of that it can't feed all 48 ROPs when they all require data at the same time.
Additional ROPs however can be used for MSAA (because it doesn't require additional data from rasterizers, while giving more work to ROPs.)

The complete die contains 64 texture address units and 256 texture filtering units.

Retail boards based on this design (9)

Name	GPU Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
ASUS ROG MARS II	782 MHz	1002 MHz	330 mm/13 inches, Triple-slot, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Colorful GTX 590	608 MHz	854 MHz
EVGA GTX 590 CLASSIFIED	630 MHz	864 MHz
EVGA GTX 590 CLASSIFIED Hydro Copper	630 MHz	864 MHz
Palit GTX 590	608 MHz	854 MHz
Point of View TGT GTX 590 Charged V2	641 MHz	907 MHz
Point of View TGT GTX 590 Ultra Charged	692 MHz	928 MHz
Point of View TGT GTX 590 Ultra Charged V2	671 MHz	854 MHz
ZOTAC GTX 590	608 MHz	854 MHz

Name

GPU Clock

Memory Clock

Other Changes

ASUS ROG MARS II