SeekerRadeon RX 590 Fatboy
The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy uses brute force and an improved 12nm process to muscle past Nvidia’s GTX 1060, but it doesn’t displace the RX 580 completely.
-- As reviewed by PCWorld
Product details
- XFX RX 590 graphics card brings the latest and greatest features for PC gamers: Capture, stream, share, optimize and fine-tune your games with ease. Exceptionally smooth and fast out-of-the-box gaming experience powered by Radeon software; 2304 stream processors
- XFX OC capable - While true clock locks in a super-fast optimal speed on a hardware level, RX Series cards with an OC rating are tested at the factory to go even beyond XFX true clock. We encourage you to try these factory tested speeds by using the simple to use AMD wattman utility, letting you squeeze every last bit of performance out of your card
- XFX true clock technology - Software controlled clock speeds can be hindered by overall computer performance. XFX true clock however is hardware controlled clock speed performance optimization, so your card is always running at an optimized performance level
- AMD VR ready premium - Experience the new generation of compelling virtual reality content with the Radeon RX 590 fat boy graphics card paired with the leading VR headsets. The Radeon RX 590 fat boy graphics card coupled with AMD Liquid VR technology delivers a virtually stutter-free, low latency experience. Microsoft Windows 10 support. Microsoft DirectX 12 support
PROS
+ No-compromises 1080p and good 1440p performance
+ Lots of ports
+ FreeSync and free games offer great ecosystem value
+ Dual-BIOS lets you choose: speed or quiet
+ Out-performs the 6GB GTX 1060
CONS
- Hot and power hungry
- Very large, fat card may not fit in all cases
- Not much faster than RX 580 for the price
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By PCWorld on November 15, 2018
The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy uses brute force and an improved 12nm process to muscle past Nvidia’s GTX 1060, but it doesn’t displace the RX 580 completely.
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