GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 590

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 590 and GeForce RTX 5080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 590
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 175 Watt
23.84

RTX 5080 outperforms RX 590 by a whopping 286% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking2373
Place by popularity100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.0140.67
Power efficiency9.5717.97
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code namePolaris 30GB203
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 November 2018 (6 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 5080 has 69% better value for money than RX 590.

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 cores230410752
Core clock speed1469 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt360 Watt
Texture fill rate222.5879.3
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs32128
TMUs144336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length241 mm304 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RX 590 23.84
RTX 5080 92.11
+286%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RX 590 9382
RTX 5080 36247
+286%

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 HD105
−83.8%
193
+83.8%
1440p64
−148%
159
+148%
4K39
−179%
109
+179%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.66
+94.8%
5.18
−94.8%
1440p4.36
+44.1%
6.28
−44.1%
4K7.15
+28.1%
9.17
−28.1%
  • RX 590 has 95% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 590 has 44% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 590 has 28% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−290%
240−250
+290%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−375%
200−210
+375%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−359%
220−230
+359%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−290%
240−250
+290%
Battlefield 5 133
−48.1%
190−200
+48.1%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−375%
200−210
+375%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−359%
220−230
+359%
Far Cry 5 85
−146%
200−210
+146%
Fortnite 139
−117%
300−350
+117%
Forza Horizon 4 120
−187%
300−350
+187%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−269%
240−250
+269%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120
−47.5%
170−180
+47.5%
Valorant 301
−100%
600−650
+100%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−290%
240−250
+290%
Battlefield 5 111
−77.5%
190−200
+77.5%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−375%
200−210
+375%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−10.3%
270−280
+10.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−359%
220−230
+359%
Dota 2 110−120
−278%
450−500
+278%
Far Cry 5 79
−165%
200−210
+165%
Fortnite 138
−119%
300−350
+119%
Forza Horizon 4 113
−204%
300−350
+204%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−269%
240−250
+269%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
−120%
170−180
+120%
Metro Exodus 52
−329%
220−230
+329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 108
−63.9%
170−180
+63.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
−357%
400−450
+357%
Valorant 287
−110%
600−650
+110%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100
−97%
190−200
+97%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−405%
222
+405%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−359%
220−230
+359%
Dota 2 110−120
−278%
450−500
+278%
Far Cry 5 74
−182%
200−210
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 91
−278%
300−350
+278%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−285%
250−260
+285%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 83
−113%
170−180
+113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−467%
289
+467%
Valorant 110
−447%
600−650
+447%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 96
−215%
300−350
+215%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−535%
140−150
+535%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−219%
500−550
+219%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−310%
160−170
+310%
Metro Exodus 31
−448%
170−180
+448%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 232
−109%
450−500
+109%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−206%
190−200
+206%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−545%
140−150
+545%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−281%
190−200
+281%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−419%
300−350
+419%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−266%
150−160
+266%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−542%
244
+542%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−180%
150−160
+180%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
−400%
90
+400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−891%
109
+891%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
−356%
180−190
+356%
Metro Exodus 19
−563%
120−130
+563%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
−656%
242
+656%
Valorant 113
−194%
300−350
+194%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
−240%
130−140
+240%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−227%
36
+227%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−600%
70−75
+600%
Dota 2 75−80
−282%
290−300
+282%
Far Cry 5 24
−546%
150−160
+546%
Forza Horizon 4 46
−563%
300−350
+563%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−281%
80−85
+281%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35
−174%
95−100
+174%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 29
−172%
75−80
+172%

This is how RX 590 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 is 84% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5080 is 148% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5080 is 179% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5080 is 891% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.84 92.11
Recency 15 November 2018 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 360 Watt

RX 590 has 105.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 286.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 590 in performance tests.

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