Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs RX 590

Place in the ranking	231	194
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.71	no data
Power efficiency	9.62	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 30	Vega 10
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	15 November 2018 (6 years ago)	19 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2304	3072
Core clock speed	1469 MHz	1200 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	222.5	249.6
Floating-point processing power	7.119 TFLOPS	7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	144	192

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 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	786 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	402.4 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
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.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.125

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 24.41

Pro Vega 48 29.38
+20.4%

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 9388

Pro Vega 48 11299
+20.4%

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	102 −17.6%	120−130 +17.6%
1440p	61 −14.8%	70−75 +14.8%
4K	37 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.74	no data
1440p	4.57	no data
4K	7.54	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Elden Ring	80−85 −18.8%	95−100 +18.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	87 −14.9%	100−105 +14.9%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Forza Horizon 4	137 −16.8%	160−170 +16.8%
Metro Exodus	88 −13.6%	100−105 +13.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 −9.9%	100−105 +9.9%
Valorant	128 −17.2%	150−160 +17.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	129 −16.3%	150−160 +16.3%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Dota 2	52 −15.4%	60−65 +15.4%
Elden Ring	80−85 −18.8%	95−100 +18.8%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −18.4%	90−95 +18.4%
Fortnite	116 −12.1%	130−140 +12.1%
Forza Horizon 4	114 −14%	130−140 +14%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 −20.3%	95−100 +20.3%
Metro Exodus	60 −16.7%	70−75 +16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	239 −17.2%	280−290 +17.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	39 −15.4%	45−50 +15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −20.3%	95−100 +20.3%
Valorant	64 −17.2%	75−80 +17.2%
World of Tanks	250−260 −17.6%	300−310 +17.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	71 −19.7%	85−90 +19.7%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Dota 2	80−85 −19%	100−105 +19%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −18.4%	90−95 +18.4%
Forza Horizon 4	100 −20%	120−130 +20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	79 −20.3%	95−100 +20.3%
Valorant	110 −18.2%	130−140 +18.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
Elden Ring	40−45 −16.3%	50−55 +16.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −20%	210−220 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25 −20%	30−33 +20%
World of Tanks	160−170 −17.3%	190−200 +17.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −19.7%	85−90 +19.7%
Forza Horizon 4	70 −14.3%	80−85 +14.3%
Metro Exodus	58 −12.1%	65−70 +12.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Valorant	75 −20%	90−95 +20%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Dota 2	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
Elden Ring	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
Metro Exodus	19 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	82 −15.9%	95−100 +15.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Dota 2	40−45 −19%	50−55 +19%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −9.4%	35−40 +9.4%
Fortnite	34 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Forza Horizon 4	40 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Valorant	39 −15.4%	45−50 +15.4%