XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy

If you ignore power consumption, the Radeon RX 590 is the best-performing midrange card you can buy (as tested in this XFX model), showing double-digit gains over the GeForce GTX 1060. However, the existing Radeon RX 580 has the economic edge.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 1

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

+ Double-digit performance gains over GeForce GTX 1060.
+ Good for high-fps 1080p and 1440p gaming.
+ Quiet cooling.
+ Includes three free AAA games (at this writing).
+ Reasonable overclocking capabilities.

CONS

- High power requirements.
- Physically large for a mid-level graphics card.
- The Radeon RX 580 is considerably cheaper and not much slower.

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on January 15, 2019
If you ignore power consumption, the Radeon RX 590 is the best-performing midrange card you can buy (as tested in this XFX model), showing double-digit gains over the GeForce GTX 1060. However, the existing Radeon RX 580 has the economic edge.
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