Radeon HD 4890 vs GeForce GTX 590

Place in performance ranking	461	659
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.46	0.65
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GF110	RV790
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	24 March 2011 (13 years old)	2 April 2009 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$249
Current price	$600 (0.9x MSRP)	$11.97 (0x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4890 has 41% better value for money than GTX 590.

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	800
CUDA cores	1024	no data
Core clock speed	607 MHz	850 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	959 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	190 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	77.7 billion/sec	34.00
Floating-point performance	2x 1,244.2 gflops	1,360.0 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	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)	241 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-pin	2x 6-pin
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)	1 GB
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1707 MHz	3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	327.7 GB/s	124.8 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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.2	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
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 590 8.63
+122%

ATI HD 4890 3.89

GeForce GTX 590 outperforms Radeon HD 4890 by 122% 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 590 3341
+122%

ATI HD 4890 1507

GeForce GTX 590 outperforms Radeon HD 4890 by 122% in Passmark.

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 +124%	21−24 −124%
Full HD	109 +142%	45−50 −142%
1200p	112 +124%	50−55 −124%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

+160%

5−6
−160%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +142%	12−14 −142%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Hitman 3	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +142%	12−14 −142%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Hitman 3	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +142%	12−14 −142%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Hitman 3	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Battlefield 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

This is how GTX 590 and ATI HD 4890 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

GTX 590 is 124% faster than ATI HD 4890

1080p resolution:

GTX 590 is 142% faster than ATI HD 4890

1200p resolution:

GTX 590 is 124% faster than ATI HD 4890

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	8.63	3.89
Recency	24 March 2011	2 April 2009
Cost	$699	$249
Maximum RAM amount	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)	1 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	190 Watt