Qualcomm Adreno 685 vs Radeon RX 590

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 590 with Qualcomm Adreno 685, including specs and performance data.

RX 590
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 175 Watt
24.38
+860%

RX 590 outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 685 by a whopping 860% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking229827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.03no data
Power efficiency9.5524.86
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)no data
GPU code namePolaris 30no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 November 2018 (6 years ago)6 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2304no data
Core clock speed1469 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1545 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt7 Watt
Texture fill rate222.5no data
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs144no data

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 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/sno data
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 DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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. 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.

RX 590 24.38
+860%
Qualcomm Adreno 685 2.54

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 9393
+859%
Qualcomm Adreno 685 979

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 590 23363
+1112%
Qualcomm Adreno 685 1927

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 HD101
+910%
10−12
−910%
1440p58
+867%
6−7
−867%
4K35
+1067%
3−4
−1067%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.76no data
1440p4.81no data
4K7.97no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+622%
9−10
−622%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 86 0−1
Battlefield 5 136
+3300%
4−5
−3300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+886%
7−8
−886%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Far Cry 5 90
+1700%
5−6
−1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
+1186%
7−8
−1186%
Forza Horizon 4 274
+2008%
12−14
−2008%
Hitman 3 45−50
+600%
7−8
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 301
+1333%
21−24
−1333%
Metro Exodus 124
+6100%
2−3
−6100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+1417%
6−7
−1417%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140
+1067%
12−14
−1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion 272
+616%
35−40
−616%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 113
+1156%
9−10
−1156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73 0−1
Battlefield 5 122
+2950%
4−5
−2950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 64
+814%
7−8
−814%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Far Cry 5 74
+1380%
5−6
−1380%
Far Cry New Dawn 71
+914%
7−8
−914%
Forza Horizon 4 259
+1892%
12−14
−1892%
Hitman 3 45−50
+600%
7−8
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 287
+1267%
21−24
−1267%
Metro Exodus 97
+4750%
2−3
−4750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+1133%
6−7
−1133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
+850%
12−14
−850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+279%
14−16
−279%
Watch Dogs: Legion 261
+587%
35−40
−587%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 39
+333%
9−10
−333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 46
+557%
7−8
−557%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Far Cry 5 55
+1000%
5−6
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+600%
12−14
−600%
Hitman 3 45−50
+600%
7−8
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 96
+357%
21−24
−357%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100
+733%
12−14
−733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+264%
14−16
−264%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
−8.6%
35−40
+8.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+967%
6−7
−967%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+1000%
5−6
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+893%
14−16
−893%
Hitman 3 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
Horizon Zero Dawn 72
+929%
7−8
−929%
Metro Exodus 58
+867%
6−7
−867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+900%
7−8
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
+1169%
16−18
−1169%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+617%
6−7
−617%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Far Cry New Dawn 26
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Hitman 3 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 57
+1040%
5−6
−1040%
Metro Exodus 36
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+967%
3−4
−967%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 0−1
Far Cry 5 17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
+900%
4−5
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+650%
4−5
−650%

This is how RX 590 and Qualcomm Adreno 685 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 910% faster in 1080p
  • RX 590 is 867% faster in 1440p
  • RX 590 is 1067% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 590 is 6100% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 685 is 9% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 590 is ahead in 56 tests (98%)
  • Qualcomm Adreno 685 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.38 2.54
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 7 Watt

RX 590 has a 859.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Qualcomm Adreno 685, on the other hand, has a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 2400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 685 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 590 is a desktop card while Qualcomm Adreno 685 is a notebook one.


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