AMD Radeon RX 590 vs NVIDIA NVS 315
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Polaris 30 | GF119 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 30 XT (215-0922006) | GF119-825-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 12 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 292 million |
| Die size | 232 mm² | 79 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 15th, 2018 | Mar 10th, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Polaris | NVS |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 279 USD | 159 USD |
| Current price | Amazon / Newegg | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 36 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | Arctic Islands | — |
| Successor | Vega | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1469 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1545 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 2000 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 875 MHz 1750 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 523 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1046 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 14.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2304 | 48 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 144 | 8 |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| Compute units | 36 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 128 KB |
| SM count | — | 1 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 1.046 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 222.5 GTexel/s | 4.184 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 7.119 TFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 7.119 TFLOPS | 100.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 445.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 8.368 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 175 W | 19 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x DMS-59 |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | C944-41 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
