Radeon RX 590 vs Pro WX 8200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 8200 with Radeon RX 590, including specs and performance data.

Pro WX 8200
2018, $999
8 GB HBM2, 230 Watt
29.81
+34.5%

Pro 8200 outperforms RX 590 by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking221290
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.7413.86
Power efficiency10.109.87
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameVega 10Polaris 30
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 August 2018 (8 years ago)15 November 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RX 590 has 106% better value for money than Pro WX 8200.

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 cores35842304
Core clock speed1200 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1545 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate336.0222.5
Floating-point processing power10.75 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs224144
L1 Cache896 KB576 KB
L2 Cache4 MB2 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort1x 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131

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.

Pro WX 8200 29.81
+34.5%
RX 590 22.17

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.

Pro WX 8200 12474
+34.5%
Samples: 110
RX 590 9275
Samples: 4378

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 HD130−140
+27.5%
102
1440p80−85
+33.3%
60
4K50−55
+31.6%
38

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.682.74
+64.4%
1440p12.494.65
+62.8%
4K19.987.34
+63.3%
  • RX 590 has 64% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 590 has 63% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 590 has 63% 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 Pro WX 8200 and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • Pro WX 8200 is 27% faster in 1080p
  • Pro WX 8200 is 33% faster in 1440p
  • Pro WX 8200 is 32% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.81 22.17
Recency 13 August 2018 15 November 2018
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 175 Watt

Pro WX 8200 has a 34% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 590, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, a 14% more advanced lithography process, and 24% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 8200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 590 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 8200 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.

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