Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce GTX TITAN Z
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN Z and Radeon RX 590, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 590 outperforms TITAN Z by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 308 | 292 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 93 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.14 | 13.81 |
| Power efficiency | 4.42 | 9.87 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | Polaris 30 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 May 2014 (12 years ago) | 15 November 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,999 | $279 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RX 590 has 1111% better value for money than GTX TITAN Z.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 5760 ×2 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 705 MHz | 1469 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 876 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 375 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 210.2 ×2 | 222.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.046 TFLOPS ×2 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 ×2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 240 ×2 | 144 |
| L1 Cache | 240 KB | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1536 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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 241 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 3-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB ×2 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) ×2 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 672 GB/s ×2 | 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 | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
| Blu Ray 3D | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| 3D Vision | + | - |
| 3D Vision Live | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 95−100
−6.9%
| 102 |
| 1440p | 55−60 | 60
+9.1%
|
| 4K | 35−40 | 38
+8.6%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 31.57 | 2.74
+91.3%
|
| 1440p | 54.53 | 4.65
+91.5%
|
| 4K | 85.69 | 7.34
+91.4%
|
- RX 590 has 91% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 590 has 91% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 590 has 91% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50 | 45−50 |
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Battlefield 5 | 133 | 133 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Far Cry 5 | 85 | 85 |
| Fortnite | 139 | 139 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120 | 120 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120 | 120 |
| Valorant | 301 | 301 |
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Battlefield 5 | 111 | 111 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260 | 250−260 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Dota 2 | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| Far Cry 5 | 79 | 79 |
| Far Cry 6 | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Fortnite | 138 | 138 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 113 | 113 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 79 | 79 |
| Metro Exodus | 52 | 52 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 108 | 108 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 88 | 88 |
| Valorant | 287 | 287 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100 | 100 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Dota 2 | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| Far Cry 5 | 74 | 74 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 91 | 91 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 83 | 83 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51 | 51 |
| Valorant | 110 | 110 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 96 | 96 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170 | 160−170 |
| Far Cry 6 | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| Metro Exodus | 31 | 31 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180 | 170−180 |
| Valorant | 232 | 232 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40 | 35−40 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 50−55 | 50−55 |
4K
High
| Atomic Heart | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| Far Cry 6 | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 41 | 41 |
| Metro Exodus | 19 | 19 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 32 | 32 |
| Valorant | 113 | 113 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40 | 40 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| Dota 2 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| Far Cry 5 | 24 | 24 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 46 | 46 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35 | 35 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 29 | 29 |
This is how GTX TITAN Z and RX 590 compete in popular games:
- RX 590 is 7% faster in 1080p
- RX 590 is 9% faster in 1440p
- RX 590 is 9% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.26 | 22.17 |
| Recency | 28 May 2014 | 15 November 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 375 Watt | 175 Watt |
GTX TITAN Z has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 590, on the other hand, has a 4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 57% more advanced lithography process, and 53% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX TITAN Z and Radeon RX 590.
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