Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (Blackwell) and has 32 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1792 GB/s. |
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GPUThe Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 has the Polaris 30 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is based on the graphics chip GB202-300-A1, which comes from the Blackwell architecture. |
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| Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition |
| AMD Radeon RX 590 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Polaris 30 XT | GPU Chip | GB202-300-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Blackwell |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 170 |
| 2304 | Shader | 21760 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 176 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 680 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 170 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is 28.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 32 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 28.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 1792 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 512 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.469 GHz | Base Clock | 2.017 GHz |
| 1.545 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.407 GHz |
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| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 225 W. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition has 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 575 W. |
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| 225 W | TDP | 575 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 600 W |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 90 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 16-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 95 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 110 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1b |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v2.1b |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Non addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 5 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 260 mm | Length | 304 mm |
| 135 mm | Height | 137 mm |
| 43 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 5 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | Yes |
Additional dataThe Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q4/2018. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition came on the market in Q1/2025 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured. |
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| 11289-02 | Part-no | -- |
| Q4/2018 | Release date | Q1/2025 |
| 279 $ | Launch Price | 2,329 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 5 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Steel Nomad Light Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Steel Nomad Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Solar Bay (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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