AMD Radeon RX 590 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Polaris 30 | TU104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 30 XT (215-0922006) | N18E-G3-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Turing |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 13,600 million |
| Die size | 232 mm² | 545 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 15th, 2018 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Polaris | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Launch price | 279 USD | — |
| Current price | Amazon / Newegg | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 36 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Arctic Islands | — |
| Successor | Vega | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1469 MHz | 735 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1545 MHz | 1095 MHz |
| Memory clock | 2000 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2304 | 2944 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 144 | 184 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Compute units | 36 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| SM count | — | 46 |
| Tensor cores | — | 368 |
| RT cores | — | 46 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 70.08 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 222.5 GTexel/s | 201.5 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 7.119 TFLOPS (1:1) | 12.89 TFLOPS (2:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 7.119 TFLOPS | 6.447 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 445.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 201.5 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 175 W | 80 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | C944-41 | E4914 SKU 10 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| CUDA | — | 7.5 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 29th, 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 20 Mobile |
| Production | — | Active |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 10 Mobile |
| Successor | — | GeForce 30 Mobile |
