AMD Radeon E8950 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

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Combined performance score

GTX 590
8.62

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 ranking460340
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.46no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGF110Amethyst
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 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
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores10242048
CUDA cores1024no data
Core clock speed607 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)365 Watt95 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate77.7 billion/sec128.0
Floating-point performance2x 1,244.2 gflops4,096 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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotMXM Module
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 8-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)8 GB
Memory bus width768-bit (384-bit per GPU)256 Bit
Memory clock speed1707 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth327.7 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsThree Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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:

900p47
−59.6%
75−80
+59.6%
Full HD109
−56%
170−180
+56%
1200p112
−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.


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