MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
AMD AMD Radeon RX 590 Speed index 6/100 Last updated:

MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC Benchmark and Specs

Here we show you benchmarks and technical data for the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC. The graphics card is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC has 36 execution units with 2304 shaders.
FP32
7.21TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.57GHz
Memory
8GB GDDR5
TDP
220 W

Technical details

GPU

The MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. The graphics card thus achieves a theoretical FP32 computing power of 7.21 TFLOPS.

GPU Chip
Polaris 30 XT (GCN 4)
Streaming Multiprocessors
36
Shader
2304
Render Output Units
32
Texture Units
144

Memory

The MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC can use 8 GB graphics memory of the type GDDR5. The graphics card thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s on a 256 bit wide memory interface.

Memory Size
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Clock
2.000 GHz
Memory Speed
8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit

Clock Speeds

The base clock frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC is 1.469 GHz. A high clock frequency (even in turbo mode) can greatly increase the speed of a graphics card.

Base Clock
1.469 GHz
Boost Clock
1.565 GHz+1 %
Overclocking
Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC is 220 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

TDP
220 W-2 %
Tjunction max
98 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC has a total of 2 Axial fans to cool the graphics processor and graphics memory.

Fan-Type
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB / Silent

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be connected to the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC.

Max. Displays
4
HDCP
2.2
HDMI
2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
2x DP 1.4
DVI
1

Featureset

The MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC has a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The graphics card supports the DirectX 12 standard.

Max. resolution
7680x4320
DirectX
12
Raytracing
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
LED
No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The video codecs accelerated in hardware by the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC reduce the processor load and ensure lower energy consumption.

h264
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
VP9
Decode
AV1
No

Dimensions

The MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC is 278 mm long and 143 mm high. With a width of 40 mm, the graphics card requires 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

Length
278 mm
Height
143 mm
Width
40 mm
Width (Slots)
2 PCIe-Slots
Weight
873 g
SFF-Ready
No

Additional data

The MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC made in 14 nm was published in Q3/2019 for 299 $.

GPU Interface
PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release date
Q3/2019
Launch Price
299 $
Structure size
14 nm
Documents
data sheet
MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
1.469 GHz · 8 GB · 220 W TDP
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Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

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3840x2160 (2160p) Rank 3,647 / 4,595

  1. MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OCMSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC8 GB GDDR5
    32 fps (avg)
  2. AMD Radeon RX 590AMD Radeon RX 590Average of gpu group
    39 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Rank 3,596 / 4,594

  1. MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OCMSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC8 GB GDDR5
    65 fps (avg)
  2. AMD Radeon RX 590AMD Radeon RX 590Average of gpu group
    74 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Rank 3,545 / 4,601

  1. MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OCMSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC8 GB GDDR5
    91 fps (avg)
  2. AMD Radeon RX 590AMD Radeon RX 590Average of gpu group
    101 fps (avg)

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 Rank 3,848 / 5,255

  1. MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OCMSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC8 GB GDDR5
    52,148
  2. AMD Radeon RX 590AMD Radeon RX 590Average of gpu group
    52,115

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Rank 4,092 / 5,233

  1. MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OCMSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC8 GB GDDR5
    48,454
  2. AMD Radeon RX 590AMD Radeon RX 590Average of gpu group
    48,423

Geekbench 6 - Metal Rank 494 / 750

  1. MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OCMSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC8 GB GDDR5
    49,317
  2. AMD Radeon RX 590AMD Radeon RX 590Average of gpu group
    49,285

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