Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 284 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 17.61 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.74 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | G92 | Polaris 30 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2008 (17 years ago) | 15 November 2018 (6 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
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 112 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 1469 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.60 | 222.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.336 TFLOPS | 7.119 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 144 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 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 | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 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 | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2008 | 15 November 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 175 Watt |
8800 GT Mac Edition has 40% lower power consumption.
RX 590, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition and Radeon RX 590. We've got no test results to judge.
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