RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 590

Place in performance ranking	207	66
Place by popularity	88	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.90	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Polaris 30	AD107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 November 2018 (5 years ago)	12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$649
Current price	$133 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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	2304	2816
Core clock speed	1469 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	2130 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.5	187.4

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 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	241 mm	168 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

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.

RX 590 24.35

RTX 2000 Ada Generation 45.20
+85.6%

RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms Radeon RX 590 by 86% 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%

RX 590 9415

RTX 2000 Ada Generation 17474
+85.6%

RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms Radeon RX 590 by 86% 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:

Full HD	101 −78.2%	180−190 +78.2%
1440p	56 −78.6%	100−110 +78.6%
4K	38 −84.2%	70−75 +84.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

−75%

70−75
+75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 −84.6%	120−130 +84.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	86 −74.4%	150−160 +74.4%
Battlefield 5	136 −83.8%	250−260 +83.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	69 −73.9%	120−130 +73.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −75%	70−75 +75%
Far Cry 5	90 −77.8%	160−170 +77.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	90 −77.8%	160−170 +77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	120 −83.3%	220−230 +83.3%
Hitman 3	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	158 −83.5%	290−300 +83.5%
Metro Exodus	124 −85.5%	230−240 +85.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 −75.8%	160−170 +75.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	137 −82.5%	250−260 +82.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	72 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 −85.2%	100−105 +85.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 −78.1%	130−140 +78.1%
Battlefield 5	122 −80.3%	220−230 +80.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85 −76.5%	150−160 +76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −75%	70−75 +75%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	76 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
Forza Horizon 4	113 −77%	200−210 +77%
Hitman 3	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	139 −79.9%	250−260 +79.9%
Metro Exodus	83 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	76 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90 −77.8%	160−170 +77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	88 −81.8%	160−170 +81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	39 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 −77.4%	110−120 +77.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	46 −84.8%	85−90 +84.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −75%	70−75 +75%
Far Cry 5	55 −81.8%	100−105 +81.8%
Forza Horizon 4	91 −75.8%	160−170 +75.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	96 −77.1%	170−180 +77.1%
Metro Exodus	76 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 −76.5%	90−95 +76.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

64
−71.9%

110−120

+71.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −84.8%	85−90 +84.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	68 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Hitman 3	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25 −80%	45−50 +80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 −81.8%	100−105 +81.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	49 −83.7%	90−95 +83.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −78.6%	75−80 +78.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −77.1%	85−90 +77.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	72 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%
Metro Exodus	58 −72.4%	100−105 +72.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70 −71.4%	120−130 +71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −72.4%	50−55 +72.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 −80%	45−50 +80%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	45−50 −84.8%	85−90 +84.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	36 −80.6%	65−70 +80.6%
Hitman 3	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 −71.9%	55−60 +71.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 −78.6%	75−80 +78.6%
Battlefield 5	40 −75%	70−75 +75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	46 −84.8%	85−90 +84.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40 −75%	70−75 +75%
Metro Exodus	31 −77.4%	55−60 +77.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−83.3%

55−60
+83.3%

This is how RX 590 and RTX 2000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 78% faster in 1080p
RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 79% faster in 1440p
RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 84% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.35	45.20
Recency	15 November 2018	12 February 2024
Cost	$279	$649
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	70 Watt