GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon Pro 580X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon Pro 580X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 590 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro 580X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 8 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 143% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 580X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3064 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 115 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 5073 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 24−27
QHD / 1440p 4−5 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture Fermi GCN 4.0
Code name GF110 Polaris 20
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 24 March 2011 18 March 2019
Pipelines 1024 2304
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 172.8
Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 217.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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