Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce GT 610

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 610 and Radeon RX 590, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 610
2012
1024 MB DDR3, 29 Watt
0.83

RX 590 outperforms GT 610 by a whopping 2840% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GT 610 GT 610
RX 590 RX 590

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1153240
Place by popularity100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0124.27
Power efficiency1.969.55
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF119Polaris 30
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 April 2012 (12 years ago)15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 590 has 242600% better value for money than GT 610.

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 cores482304
Core clock speed810 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors292 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt175 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.480222.5
Floating-point processing power0.1555 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs8144

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm241 mm
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1024 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
3D Blu-Ray+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+-

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.

GT 610 0.83
RX 590 24.40
+2840%

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.

GT 610 318
RX 590 9379
+2849%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 610 370
RX 590 16814
+4444%

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 HD3−4
−3400%
105
+3400%
1440p2−3
−3100%
64
+3100%
4K1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p13.33
−402%
2.66
+402%
1440p20.00
−359%
4.36
+359%
4K39.99
−459%
7.15
+459%
  • RX 590 has 402% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 590 has 359% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 590 has 459% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 133
+0%
133
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Fortnite 139
+0%
139
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+0%
120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120
+0%
120
+0%
Valorant 301
+0%
301
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Fortnite 138
+0%
138
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 113
+0%
113
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+0%
88
+0%
Valorant 287
+0%
287
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 83
+0%
83
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Valorant 110
+0%
110
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 96
+0%
96
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 232
+0%
232
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+0%
41
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%
Valorant 113
+0%
113
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 29
+0%
29
+0%

This is how GT 610 and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 3400% faster in 1080p
  • RX 590 is 3100% faster in 1440p
  • RX 590 is 3800% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.83 24.40
Recency 2 April 2012 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1024 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 175 Watt

GT 610 has 503.4% lower power consumption.

RX 590, on the other hand, has a 2839.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.

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