AMD Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Pitcairn | GF110 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Pitcairn PRO (215-0828062) | GF110-351-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 3,000 million |
| Die size | 212 mm² | 520 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Nov 23rd, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Crystal System (R9 M200) | — |
| Predecessor | Solar System | — |
| Successor | Mobility Radeon | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 850 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 975 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1365 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective | 854 MHz 3.4 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 608 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1215 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 1536 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 174.7 GB/s | 164.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1024 | 512 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| Compute units | 16 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 768 KB |
| SM count | — | 16 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 31.20 GPixel/s | 19.46 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 62.40 GTexel/s | 38.91 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1.997 TFLOPS | 1,244 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 124.8 GFLOPS (1:16) | 155.5 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 80 W | 365 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Board number | C608 | P1020 |
| Length | — | 279 mm 11 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | — | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 750 W |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Mar 24th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 500 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 699 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 36 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 400 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 600 |
