MSI RX 590 ARMOR OC

Graphics Processor

Polaris 30

Cores

2304

TMUs

144

ROPs

Memory Size

8 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

256 bit

GPU

I/O

Angle

Rear

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Polaris 30

GPU Variant: Polaris 30 XT
(215-0922006)

Architecture: GCN 4.0

Foundry: GlobalFoundries

Process Size: 12 nm

Transistors: 5,700 million

Density: 24.6M / mm²

Die Size: 232 mm²

Chip Package: BGA-1401

Graphics Card

Release Date: ~~Nov 15th, 2018~~
Jan 30th, 2019

Generation: Polaris
(RX 500)

Predecessor: Arctic Islands

Successor: Vega

Production: Active

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: 1469 MHz

Boost Clock: ~~1545 MHz~~
1565 MHz (+1%)

Memory Clock: 2000 MHz
8 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: 8 GB

Memory Type: GDDR5

Memory Bus: 256 bit

Bandwidth: 256.0 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 2304

TMUs: 144

ROPs: 32

Compute Units: 36

L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)

L2 Cache: 2 MB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: ~~49.44 GPixel/s~~
50.08 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: ~~222.5 GTexel/s~~
225.4 GTexel/s

FP16 (half): ~~7.119 TFLOPS~~
7.212 TFLOPS (1:1)

FP32 (float): ~~7.119 TFLOPS~~
7.212 TFLOPS

FP64 (double): ~~445.0 GFLOPS~~
450.7 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: ~~241 mm~~
278 mm
~~9.5 inches~~
10.9 inches

Width: 143 mm
5.6 inches

Height: 40 mm
1.6 inches

TDP: 175 W

Suggested PSU: 450 W

Outputs: 1x HDMI 2.0b
3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x DVI
2x HDMI 2.0b
2x DisplayPort 1.4a

Power Connectors: ~~1x 8-pin~~
2x 8-pin

Board Number: C944-41

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (12_0)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 2.1

Vulkan: 1.3

Shader Model: 6.7

Polaris 30 GPU Notes

Generation: Polaris
Codename: Ellesmere
Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx803)
Display Core Engine: 11.2
Unified Video Decoder: 6.3
Video Compression Engine: 3.4
System DMA: 3.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.2.0

This chip comes in both Samsung 11nm and GlobalFoundries 12nm.

Latest Drivers:
Windows 7:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1
64-bit: Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise 21.Q1.1

Windows 8.1:
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10 / 11:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.3.1 (23.19.12)
64-bit: AMD Software: PRO Edition 22.Q4

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ASRock Phantom Gaming X RX 590 OC	1469 MHz	1560 MHz	2000 MHz	279 mm/11 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 590 GAMING	1469 MHz	1545 MHz	2000 MHz	298 mm/11.7 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Dataland RX 590 X-Serial Plus	1469 MHz	1545 MHz	2000 MHz	260 mm/10.2 inches, Triple-slot, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RX 590 GAMING Rev. 1.0	1469 MHz	1545 MHz	2000 MHz	232 mm/9.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RX 590 GAMING Rev. 2.0	1469 MHz	1545 MHz	2000 MHz	232 mm/9.1 inches
HIS RX 590 IceQ X2	1469 MHz	1545 MHz	2000 MHz	Triple-slot, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
HIS RX 590 IceQ X2 OC	1469 MHz	1545 MHz	2000 MHz	Triple-slot, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
MSI RX 590 ARMOR	1469 MHz	1545 MHz	2000 MHz	278 mm/10.9 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
MSI RX 590 ARMOR OC	1469 MHz	1565 MHz	2000 MHz	278 mm/10.9 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
PowerColor Red Devil RX 590 OC	1469 MHz	1576 MHz	2000 MHz	255 mm/10 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
PowerColor Red Devil RX 590 OC V2	1469 MHz	1555 MHz	2000 MHz	255 mm/10 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 590	1469 MHz	1545 MHz	2000 MHz	255 mm/10 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590	1469 MHz	1560 MHz	2100 MHz	260 mm/10.2 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 AMD 50 Gold Edition	1469 MHz	1560 MHz	2100 MHz	260 mm/10.2 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 Special Edition	1469 MHz	1560 MHz	2100 MHz	260 mm/10.2 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire PULSE RX 590	1469 MHz	1545 MHz	2000 MHz	230 mm/9.1 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
VisionTek RX 590 OC Limited Edition	1469 MHz	1580 MHz	2000 MHz	270 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
XFX RX 590 50th Anniversary	1469 MHz	1600 MHz	2000 MHz	270 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
XFX RX 590 Fatboy	1469 MHz	1545 MHz	2000 MHz	270 mm/10.6 inches, Triple-slot, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
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