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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590: specs and benchmarks
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 607
- Max video memory 3072MB (1536MB per GPU)
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 1707 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 590 sales 24 March 2011 at a recommended price of $699. This is Fermi architecture desktop card based on 40 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) of GDDR5 memory clocked at 1.71 GHz are supplied, and together with 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 327.7 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is dual slot card attached via PCIe 2.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm). Two 8-pin power connector is required, and power consumption is at 365 Watt.
It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at
of a leader's which is AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.
General info
Of GeForce GTX 590's architecture, market segment and release date.
Place in performance rating | 365 | |
Value for money | 1.53 | |
Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | |
GPU code name | GF110 | |
Market segment | Desktop | |
Release date | 24 March 2011 (11 years ago) | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | |
Price now | $600 (0.9x MSRP) | of 49999 (A100 SXM4) |
Technical specs
GeForce GTX 590's general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 590's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1024 | of 18432 (AD102) |
CUDA cores | 1024 | |
Core clock speed | 607 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
Number of transistors | 3,000 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | of 4 (H100 PCIe) |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 365 Watt | of 900 (Tesla S2050) |
Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | |
Texture fill rate | 77.7 billion/sec | of 939.8 (H100 SXM5) |
Floating-point performance | 2x 1,244.2 gflops | of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on GeForce GTX 590's compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
Length | 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm) | |
Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | |
Width | 2-slot | |
Supplementary power connectors | Two 8-pin | |
SLI options | + |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 590: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors don't have dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | GDDR5 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory bus width | 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory clock speed | 1707 MHz | of 19500 (GeForce RTX 3090) |
Memory bandwidth | 327.7 GB/s | of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260) |
Shared memory | - |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 590. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference video cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model.
Display Connectors | Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort | |
Multi monitor support | + | |
HDMI | + | |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal |
API support
APIs supported by GeForce GTX 590, sometimes including their particular versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | |
Shader Model | 5.1 | |
OpenGL | 4.2 | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
OpenCL | 1.1 | |
Vulkan | N/A | |
CUDA | + |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 590. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
- 3DMark Vantage Performance
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 OpenCL
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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 590. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 107 Mh/s |
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good GeForce GTX 590 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:
900p | 47 | |
Full HD | 109 | |
1200p | 112 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12 | |
Battlefield 5 | 10−12 | |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | |
Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12 | |
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | |
Hitman 3 | 10−12 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12 | |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12 | |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12 |
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12 | |
Battlefield 5 | 10−12 | |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | |
Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12 | |
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | |
Hitman 3 | 10−12 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12 | |
Metro Exodus | 10−12 | |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12 | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12 | |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12 | |
Battlefield 5 | 10−12 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | |
Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12 | |
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12 | |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12 |
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12 | |
Hitman 3 | 10−12 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12 | |
Metro Exodus | 10−12 | |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12 | |
Battlefield 5 | 10−12 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | |
Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12 | |
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12 |
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12 | |
Hitman 3 | 10−12 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12 | |
Metro Exodus | 10−12 | |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12 | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12 | |
Battlefield 5 | 10−12 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | |
Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12 | |
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12 |
Relative perfomance
Overall GeForce GTX 590 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop video cards.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GTX 590 from AMD is Radeon RX 560X, which is slower by 5% and lower by 14 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 590:
Similar GPUs
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Recommended processors
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