RX 580 vs RX 590

[idontknow2254]

Hi there everyone,

So, as many of you have heard, AMD launched their "new" RX 590. Having done so, the RX 580s are now going for dirt cheap, almost sinking to GTX 1050 Ti prices. I'm planning a new system, and I want a decent 1080p card that will play some newer and upcoming AAA titles at 60fps (I am willing to drop settings). However, I'm stuck between buying an RX 580 or RX 590 for this purpose. Right now, an RX 580 is going for 200 dollars, while an RX 590 is going for 280 dollars. Is the RX 590 worth the 80 dollar premium? And should I buy either, would they be enough for the games I plan to play? Thanks in advance.

 

[richiestang_78]

Ge the RX 580 and overclock it, with the deals right now on the 580s the 590 just isnt worth it. You could also see if the Vega 56 is on sale, that will get you the next tier up in performance.

 

[idontknow2254]

Would the 580 be able to play some future AAA titles at 60 fps though? I'm willing to drop to low/medium should I need to.

 

[Karsten75]

I have to concur. In general, this seems like a terrible time to buy a new graphics card. The Nvidia cards spend a lot of their value in ray-tracing and other features that won't be mature for 5 years or more, and AMD's units seem terribly outdated.

I'm keeping my eye open for an Rx 580. From what I've read, the RX 590 is simply a more power-hungry RX 580. Which, in turn seems to be a tweaked RX 480. However, the benchmark results on the RX 580 makes me think I'll be OK with that for a few years in the build I'm planning to put it into.

 

[idontknow2254]

I understand that the Polaris architecture is dated, but I feel as if it isn't obsolete yet. There is still life in Polaris in my opinion. Unless you have another reason why AMD's units are terribly outdated, I would just call them "dated". As you said, benchmark results show that the card is more than capable for most games, if not all, in 2018 and the near future. At 1080p.

 

[Karsten75]

I'm not disagreeing, I just feel that the RX 590 is already the 3rd iteration on Polaris architecture, with increases in power draw to make up for improvements in chip architecture.

As I've said, I myself am looking at a RX 580 to replace my ageing Radeon HD7950 and I just can't bring myself to buy into the whole Nvidia thing at this time.

 

[idontknow2254]

Agreed. While I value Nvidia's products, I feel as if their pricing and priorities at this time are unreasonable. Ray Tracing feels like a gimmick to me; while it does produce results, you won't even notice the difference half the time unless you put non ray traced images next to them. Even then the difference would hard to notice. The whole technology is unpractical in my opinion, it just raises the price of their products. Speaking of price, I feel as if their cards as of current are horribly overpriced.

 

[Zerk2012]

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