Radeon RX 5600 OEM vs RX 590

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 590 and Radeon RX 5600 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 590
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 175 Watt
24.38

RX 5600 OEM outperforms RX 590 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking229175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.05no data
Power efficiency9.5514.40
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 30Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 November 2018 (6 years ago)21 January 2020 (4 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 cores23042048
Core clock speed1469 MHz1130 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate222.5199.7
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS6.39 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs144128

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 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s288.0 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, 3x DisplayPort
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 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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
RX 5600 OEM 31.50
+29.2%

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
RX 5600 OEM 12137
+29.2%

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
−28.7%
130−140
+28.7%
1440p58
−20.7%
70−75
+20.7%
4K35
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%

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
−25%
50−55
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 86
−27.9%
110−120
+27.9%
Battlefield 5 136
−25%
170−180
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
−23.2%
85−90
+23.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Far Cry 5 90
−22.2%
110−120
+22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
−22.2%
110−120
+22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 274
−27.7%
350−400
+27.7%
Hitman 3 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 301
−16.3%
350−400
+16.3%
Metro Exodus 124
−29%
160−170
+29%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
−20.9%
110−120
+20.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140
−28.6%
180−190
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 272
−28.7%
350−400
+28.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 113
−23.9%
140−150
+23.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
−23.3%
90−95
+23.3%
Battlefield 5 122
−23%
150−160
+23%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 64
−25%
80−85
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Far Cry 5 74
−28.4%
95−100
+28.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 71
−26.8%
90−95
+26.8%
Forza Horizon 4 259
−15.8%
300−310
+15.8%
Hitman 3 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 287
−22%
350−400
+22%
Metro Exodus 97
−23.7%
120−130
+23.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
−28.4%
95−100
+28.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
−22.8%
140−150
+22.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−22.6%
65−70
+22.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 261
−14.9%
300−310
+14.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 39
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
−29%
80−85
+29%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 46
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Far Cry 5 55
−27.3%
70−75
+27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 91
−20.9%
110−120
+20.9%
Hitman 3 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 96
−25%
120−130
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100
−20%
120−130
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 64
−25%
80−85
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
−27.3%
70−75
+27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−22.3%
170−180
+22.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 72
−25%
90−95
+25%
Metro Exodus 58
−20.7%
70−75
+20.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
−28.6%
90−95
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
−28.1%
260−270
+28.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 43
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 39
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 26
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Hitman 3 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 57
−22.8%
70−75
+22.8%
Metro Exodus 36
−25%
45−50
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
−25%
40−45
+25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
−19%
50−55
+19%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
−20%
24−27
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 17
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Forza Horizon 4 46
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
−25%
50−55
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%

This is how RX 590 and RX 5600 OEM compete in popular games:

  • RX 5600 OEM is 29% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5600 OEM is 21% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5600 OEM is 29% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.38 31.50
Recency 15 November 2018 21 January 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 150 Watt

RX 590 has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 5600 OEM, on the other hand, has a 29.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5600 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 590 in performance tests.


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