Radeon RX 590 GME vs RX 460
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 472 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.12 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.93 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Baffin | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 August 2016 (9 years ago) | 9 March 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 896 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 1090 MHz | 1257 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1420 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 67.20 | 204.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.15 TFLOPS | 6.543 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 144 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 August 2016 | 9 March 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 175 Watt |
RX 460 has 133.3% lower power consumption.
RX 590 GME, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 460 and Radeon RX 590 GME. We've got no test results to judge.
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