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AMD Radeon E8950 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Combined performance score
Radeon E8950 outperforms GeForce GTX 590 by 64% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 460 | 340 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 0.46 | no data |
Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2017) |
GPU code name | GF110 | Amethyst |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 24 March 2011 (13 years old) | 29 September 2015 (8 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | no data |
Current price | $600 (0.9x MSRP) | no data |
Technical specs
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 | 1024 | 2048 |
CUDA cores | 1024 | no data |
Core clock speed | 607 MHz | 735 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 1000 MHz |
Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 5,000 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 365 Watt | 95 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
Texture fill rate | 77.7 billion/sec | 128.0 |
Floating-point performance | 2x 1,244.2 gflops | 4,096 gflops |
Size and 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 | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
Length | 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm) | no data |
Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 2-slot | MXM Module |
Supplementary power connectors | Two 8-pin | None |
SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
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 | 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) | 8 GB |
Memory bus width | 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1707 MHz | 6000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 327.7 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort | No outputs |
Multi monitor support | + | no data |
HDMI | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
CUDA | + | no data |
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:
900p | 47
−59.6%
| 75−80
+59.6%
|
Full HD | 109
−56%
| 170−180
+56%
|
1200p | 112
−60.7%
| 180−190
+60.7%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
−50%
|
27−30
+50%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−50%
|
18−20
+50%
|
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−55.2%
|
45−50
+55.2%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
−45.8%
|
35−40
+45.8%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−42.9%
|
30−33
+42.9%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
−59.1%
|
35−40
+59.1%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−50%
|
45−50
+50%
|
Hitman 3 | 21−24
−59.1%
|
35−40
+59.1%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−58.8%
|
27−30
+58.8%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
−57.9%
|
30−33
+57.9%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
−50%
|
27−30
+50%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−50%
|
18−20
+50%
|
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−55.2%
|
45−50
+55.2%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
−45.8%
|
35−40
+45.8%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−42.9%
|
30−33
+42.9%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
−59.1%
|
35−40
+59.1%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−50%
|
45−50
+50%
|
Hitman 3 | 21−24
−59.1%
|
35−40
+59.1%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−58.8%
|
27−30
+58.8%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
−61.5%
|
21−24
+61.5%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
−57.9%
|
30−33
+57.9%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−50%
|
27−30
+50%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
−50%
|
27−30
+50%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−50%
|
18−20
+50%
|
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−55.2%
|
45−50
+55.2%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−42.9%
|
30−33
+42.9%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
−59.1%
|
35−40
+59.1%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−50%
|
45−50
+50%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−50%
|
27−30
+50%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
−61.5%
|
21−24
+61.5%
|
Hitman 3 | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
Metro Exodus | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−50%
|
18−20
+50%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−61.5%
|
21−24
+61.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−61.5%
|
21−24
+61.5%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
Hitman 3 | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−60%
|
16−18
+60%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−60%
|
16−18
+60%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
This is how GTX 590 and Radeon E8950 compete in popular games:
900p resolution:
- Radeon E8950 is 59.6% faster than GTX 590
1080p resolution:
- Radeon E8950 is 56% faster than GTX 590
1200p resolution:
- Radeon E8950 is 60.7% faster than GTX 590
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 8.62 | 14.14 |
Recency | 24 March 2011 | 29 September 2015 |
Maximum RAM amount | 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) | 8 GB |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 365 Watt | 95 Watt |
The Radeon E8950 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 590 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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