AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB vs AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
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Key differences
- •AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has higher RT cores (54 vs 0)
- •AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has higher Memory bandwidth (432 GB/s vs 256 GB/s)
- •AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has higher Boost clock (2544 MHz vs 1545 MHz)
- •AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has higher VRAM (12 GB vs 8 GB)
- •AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has higher Shading cores (3,456 vs 2,304)
Full spec comparison
Spec
AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
Performance
VRAM8 GB12 GB▲
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory bus width256 bit▲192 bit
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s432 GB/s▲
Shading cores2,3043,456▲
RT cores054▲
Tensor / AI cores00
Base clock1469 MHz1900 MHz▲
Boost clock1545 MHz2544 MHz▲
Ray tracingNoYes
Upscaling techNone nativeFSR 3
Power & Size
TDP225 W▲245 W
Recommended PSU500 W▲700 W
Power connector1× 8-pin2× 8-pin
Bus interfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Card length240 mm▲267 mm
Slot width2 slots—
Display outputs3× DisplayPort, 1× HDMI, 1× DVI3× DP, 1× HDMI