AMD Radeon RX 590 Review: Benchmarks And Overclocking 12nm Polaris
AMD Radeon RX 590 - Our Summary And The Verdict
Performance Summary: The PowerColor Red Devil RX 590 and XFX Radeon RX 590 FATBOY performed similarly throughout our tests. The XFX cards slightly higher GPU boost frequency allowed it to pull ahead by a small margin more often than not, but the deltas separating the cards were miniscule. Versus the Radeon RX 580 and GeForce GTX 1060, the Radeon RX 590 cards offered better performance virtually across the board. It was only in Superposition’s VR Future benchmark that the GTX 1060 was able to overtake the 590s. Generally speaking, the Radeon RX 590 was approximately 5 – 15% faster than the Radeon RX 580 and GeForce GTX 1060 with the factory overclocked, partner boards we used for comparison. Versus lower-clocked reference models, the performance deltas would have been a little larger.
There is an additional wrinkle to consider as well. At the moment there is a promo running for Radeon RX 590 buyers that’ll include Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5, and Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 for free. Those are some top-notch games that definitely boost the Radeon RX 590’s value prop.
Ultimately, if you’re budgeting less than $300 for a GPU, the Radeon RX 590 is arguably the best overall choice at this time. It’s the strongest performer in the category and multiple AAA games are being tossed in for good measure.

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