Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK

Place in performance ranking	217	206
Place by popularity	not in top-100	95
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	2.67	32.26
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	GK110B	Polaris 30
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 February 2014 (10 years ago)	15 November 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$279
Current price	$799 (0.8x MSRP)	$133 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 590 has 1108% better value for money than GTX TITAN BLACK.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2880	2304
CUDA cores	2880	no data
Core clock speed	889 MHz	1469 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	1545 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	213 billion/sec	222.5
Floating-point performance	5,645 gflops	no data

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	10.5" (26.7 cm)	241 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	One 8-pin and one 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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and Outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card 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	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	no data	+
Blu Ray 3D	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data
3D Vision Live	+	no data

API Compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. 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.

GTX TITAN BLACK 23.37

RX 590 24.44
+4.6%

Radeon RX 590 outperforms GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX TITAN BLACK 9046

RX 590 9463
+4.6%

Radeon RX 590 outperforms GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK by 5% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX TITAN BLACK 11690

RX 590 16814
+43.8%

Radeon RX 590 outperforms GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK by 44% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 −8.4%	103 +8.4%
1440p	55−60 −9.1%	60 +9.1%
4K	35−40 −5.7%	37 +5.7%

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	23.37	24.44
Recency	18 February 2014	15 November 2018
Cost	$999	$279
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	175 Watt