Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms GeForce GTX 590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 1106 days newer than GeForce GTX 590.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 148% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 590 - 161 vs 65 FPS
- Consumes up to 95% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 - 19 vs 365 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 590
Desktop • Mar 24th, 2011
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 590
Desktop • Mar 24th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
19.46 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
38.91 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
12.846865364850975%
Texel Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
12.85016705217168%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon R5 230 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2014 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $699 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1.5 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
164 GB/s | Bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s |
| 608 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 625 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
854 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 667 MHz |
