NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590. Ranked 283 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer NVIDIA, year of manufacture 2011, process technology 40 nm, power consumption 365 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of 607 MHz, capable of overclocking up to . On board is 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) of memory with a clock rate of 1707 MHz and a bandwidth of 327.7 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 graphics card online with other models on our site.

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General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		344
Value for money (0-100):		20.75
Architecture:		Fermi
Code name:		GF110
Type:		Desktop
Release date:		24 March 2011 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP):		$699
Price now:		$600 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money:		1.68
GPU code name:		GF110
Market segment:		Desktop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		512
Core clock speed:		607 MHz
Transistor count:		3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology:		40 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		365 Watt
Texture fill rate:		77.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance:		2x 1,244.2 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature:		97 °C
CUDA cores:		1024
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		1024
Number of transistors:		3,000 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		365 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		PCIe 2.0 x16
Length:		11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Supplementary power connectors:		Two 8-pin
SLI options:		+
Bus support:		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height:		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590.

Memory type:		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount:		3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory bus width:		768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed:		1707 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		327.7 GB/s
Shared memory:		-

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort
Multi monitor support:		+
Maximum VGA resolution:		2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI:		Internal
HDMI:		+

Technologies

Additional technologies that the vendor integrates into its devices. They do not directly affect the performance, but can have a nice addition to the graphics card functionality both in games and at work.

3D Vision:		+
CUDA:		+
Surround:		+
DSR:		+

API support

Supported by the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		12 (11_0)
OpenGL:		4.2

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 in Benchmarks

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