Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce GTX 260 OEM
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 290 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 94 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 13.87 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.87 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GT200 | Polaris 30 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 December 2009 (16 years ago) | 15 November 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $279 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 518 MHz | 1469 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.15 | 222.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4147 TFLOPS | 7.119 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 28 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 144 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | 224 KB | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1008 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.9 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 December 2009 | 15 November 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 175 Watt |
GTX 260 OEM has 14% lower power consumption.
RX 590, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 357% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 82% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 OEM and Radeon RX 590. We've got no test results to judge.
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