Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon R9 Nano
AMD
Radeon RX 590
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released UNRELEASED
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 Nano
4096 Mb HBM
Released 27 Aug 2015
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 590125%
- Radeon R9 Nano100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 590
- 25% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 Nano
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 590
The Radeon RX 590 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 590 | Radeon R9 Nano |
|---|
| GPU Name | Polaris 30 (Polaris 30 XTX) | Fiji (Fiji XT CA) |
| Fab Process | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 244 mm² | 596 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | 8,900 million |
| Shaders | 2304 | 4096 |
| Compute Units | 36 | 64 |
| Core clock | 1257 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | 256 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 590 | Radeon R9 Nano |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | HBM |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 4096 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective | 500 MHz
1000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 590 | Radeon R9 Nano |
|---|
| TDP | 0 watts | 175 watts |
| Release Date | UNRELEASED | 27 Aug 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 59049.44 GP/s
- Radeon R9 Nano64.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 590222.50 GT/s
- Radeon R9 Nano256.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 590256.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 Nano512.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5907119.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 Nano8192.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 59080
- Radeon R9 Nano46
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 59046
- Radeon R9 Nano39
FPS (higher is better)
Middle-Earth Shadow of War
Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 59080
- Radeon R9 Nano55
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 59063
- Radeon R9 Nano50
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 59090
- Radeon R9 Nano93
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 59059
- Radeon R9 Nano37
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 59034
- Radeon R9 Nano29
FPS (higher is better)
Middle-Earth Shadow of War
Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 59052
- Radeon R9 Nano39
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 59043
- Radeon R9 Nano35
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 59064
- Radeon R9 Nano69
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 59033
- Radeon R9 Nano26
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 59019
- Radeon R9 Nano17
FPS (higher is better)
Middle-Earth Shadow of War
Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 59029
- Radeon R9 Nano21
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 59021
- Radeon R9 Nano16
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 59038
- Radeon R9 Nano45
FPS (higher is better)