AMD Radeon RX 590
The AMD Radeon RX 590 is a graphics card released on November 15, 2018, built on the GCN architecture. It has 2,304 shading units, 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, 256.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.55 GHz and a 225 W board power rating. It scores 9,279 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 and OpenCL 2.0.
Depth: 47 recorded fields, 12 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The AMD Radeon RX 590 scores 9,279 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 88% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #326), measured across 4,371 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 789.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon RX 590 averages DirectX 9 128 fps, DirectX 10 48 fps, DirectX 11 65 fps, DirectX 12 45 fps and GPU Compute 3,731 ops/s, across 4,371 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
AMD states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 7.1 TFLOPS, Pixel fill rate 49.54 GPixel/s and Texture fill rate 222.48 GTexel/s for the AMD Radeon RX 590.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon RX 590 states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 8 GB of memory, a core clock of 1545 MHz, DirectX 12.0 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2018-11-27. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon RX 590 is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Polaris 30 graphics processor, contains 5,700 million transistors and has a die size of 232 mm².
Shader configuration
The AMD Radeon RX 590 has 2,304 shading units, 36 compute units and 32 render output units.
The AMD Radeon RX 590 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the AMD Radeon RX 590.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon RX 590 runs at a base clock of 1.47 GHz and boosts to 1.55 GHz.
Memory
The AMD Radeon RX 590 is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 256.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The AMD Radeon RX 590 has a board power rating of 225 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.
Market
The AMD Radeon RX 590 was released on November 15, 2018 and launched at a price of $279.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The AMD Radeon RX 590 supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 and OpenCL 2.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon RX 590. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon RX 590.
Features
The AMD Radeon RX 590 has 4 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Display features
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Supported: AMD FreeSyncSupport for AMD's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs compatible displays to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
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Supported: HDMI 4K outputThe vendor states the GPU can drive a 4K display over HDMI.
Not listed (6)
No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 590 supports Stereoscopic 3D, 10-bit color output, VR ready, 8K display output, HDR output and 12-bit color output. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The AMD Radeon RX 590 supports AMD FreeSync and HDMI 4K output under Display features.
Software and drivers
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Supported: Radeon ChillAMD driver feature that lowers frame rate when there is little on-screen action to cut power use and heat.
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Supported: Radeon ReLiveAMD's built-in tool for recording and streaming gameplay.
Not listed (6)
No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 590 supports Enhanced Sync, Image sharpening, Radeon Anti-Lag, Radeon Boost, Radeon Super Resolution and AMD Fluid Motion Frames. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The AMD Radeon RX 590 supports Radeon Chill and Radeon ReLive under Software and drivers.
Media engine
The AMD Radeon RX 590 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265).
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 (AVC)4K H.264: encode supported, decode supported | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Not listed: AV1 and VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 590 supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
Media engines recorded for the AMD Radeon RX 590: AMD Unified Video Decoder and AMD Video Coding Engine.
Display outputs
The AMD Radeon RX 590 offers outputs DisplayPort 1.4 HDR, HDMI 4K60 Support and DisplayPort 1.4.
Naming and aliases
The AMD Radeon RX 590 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Radeon RX 590 Series and AMD Radeon RX 590 Series.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon RX 590 have?
The AMD Radeon RX 590 has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 256.0 GB/s.
How much power does the AMD Radeon RX 590 use and what power supply does it need?
The AMD Radeon RX 590 has a board power rating of 225 W.
How fast is the AMD Radeon RX 590?
The AMD Radeon RX 590 scores 9,279 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 88% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #326. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 45 fps.
What bus interface does the AMD Radeon RX 590 use?
The AMD Radeon RX 590 connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.
When was the AMD Radeon RX 590 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The AMD Radeon RX 590 was released on November 15, 2018 and launched at a price of $279.
Similar performance
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