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Review: XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8G
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#5608018 Posted on: 11/16/2018 05:22 PM
Why such a misandric name?
Why such a misandric name?
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#5608045 Posted on: 11/16/2018 06:27 PM
@HH: You repeated this sentence from the PowerColor 590 review:
@HH: You repeated this sentence from the PowerColor 590 review:
The cooler being wrongly configured might draw 10 watts alone though.
That apparently doesn't apply to this XFX board.
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#5608071 Posted on: 11/16/2018 07:56 PM
That already was fixed, thank you.
That apparently doesn't apply to this XFX board.
That already was fixed, thank you.
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#5608079 Posted on: 11/16/2018 08:22 PM
I'm trying to figure out the purpose of this card...but I cannot.
Shouldn't AMD concentrate on releasing something which is actually good instead of these strange refresh thingys? This card is...nothing. Not good, not bad, not average. I'm sure it will be forgotten quite soon.
this is a gap filler product, it has been done in the past. the gtx 285 and hd 4890 come to mind.
its also cheap for amd to do relatively speaking, to get a edge over the 1060
I'm trying to figure out the purpose of this card...but I cannot.
Shouldn't AMD concentrate on releasing something which is actually good instead of these strange refresh thingys? This card is...nothing. Not good, not bad, not average. I'm sure it will be forgotten quite soon.
this is a gap filler product, it has been done in the past. the gtx 285 and hd 4890 come to mind.
its also cheap for amd to do relatively speaking, to get a edge over the 1060
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#5608096 Posted on: 11/16/2018 09:10 PM
Nvidia not supporting their older models anymore? 980TI was king of the hill what is happening here. This bring back thought that they are deliberately hindering the performance for older models?
Nvidia not supporting their older models anymore? 980TI was king of the hill what is happening here. This bring back thought that they are deliberately hindering the performance for older models?
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#5608170 Posted on: 11/17/2018 01:54 AM
They should have made something like a rx560x to compete with 1050ti...now that would sell.
They should have made something like a rx560x to compete with 1050ti...now that would sell.
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#5608174 Posted on: 11/17/2018 02:27 AM
what are you talking about..
Nvidia not supporting their older models anymore? 980TI was king of the hill what is happening here. This bring back thought that they are deliberately hindering the performance for older models?
what are you talking about..
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#5608178 Posted on: 11/17/2018 03:37 AM
Well, to me, the RX 590 seems to be a very good fit for 1080P gaming......beating the GTX1060 by a good margin in some games. I guess AMD wants to take the crown off the entry level 1080P title from the GTX 1060, and looking at the numbers, I believe they've achieved this.
Well, to me, the RX 590 seems to be a very good fit for 1080P gaming......beating the GTX1060 by a good margin in some games. I guess AMD wants to take the crown off the entry level 1080P title from the GTX 1060, and looking at the numbers, I believe they've achieved this.
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#5608223 Posted on: 11/17/2018 12:09 PM
Indeed. It have more vram and its faster than 1060 and i dont think gddr5x version would make any difference. If you cant afford it you can always turn back and get a 580, that is what AMD wants.
Well, to me, the RX 590 seems to be a very good fit for 1080P gaming......beating the GTX1060 by a good margin in some games. I guess AMD wants to take the crown off the entry level 1080P title from the GTX 1060, and looking at the numbers, I believe they've achieved this.
Indeed. It have more vram and its faster than 1060 and i dont think gddr5x version would make any difference. If you cant afford it you can always turn back and get a 580, that is what AMD wants.
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#5608230 Posted on: 11/17/2018 01:14 PM
These aren't entry level cards. They are mainstream.
Well, to me, the RX 590 seems to be a very good fit for 1080P gaming......beating the GTX1060 by a good margin in some games. I guess AMD wants to take the crown off the entry level 1080P title from the GTX 1060, and looking at the numbers, I believe they've achieved this.
These aren't entry level cards. They are mainstream.
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#5608237 Posted on: 11/17/2018 02:03 PM
To me they are!:p
Yeah, I'd used the wrong nomenclature, 1080P is mainstream alright.
These aren't entry level cards. They are mainstream.
To me they are!:p
Yeah, I'd used the wrong nomenclature, 1080P is mainstream alright.
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#5608261 Posted on: 11/17/2018 04:34 PM
this is a gap filler product, it has been done in the past. the gtx 285 and hd 4890 come to mind.
its also cheap for amd to do relatively speaking, to get a edge over the 1060
This is the first time a card has been refreshed twice though right? least with it kept at the top of the pile, think the 7970 was also refreshed but AMD did put cards above it. Sorry if im wrong going off the top of my head on this
But its an odd card to bring out personally, either its a gap filler... in which case why bring it out now and not a few months back... or AMD seriously has nothing in the GPU department right now. Which wouldn't be that shocking considering Nvidia prices and not a huge performance increase. Though as i mentioned in one of the other posts anyone who got a 290x/390x got an amazing deal, thoughs cards are still pretty darn powerful considering how old they both are now.
this is a gap filler product, it has been done in the past. the gtx 285 and hd 4890 come to mind.
its also cheap for amd to do relatively speaking, to get a edge over the 1060
This is the first time a card has been refreshed twice though right? least with it kept at the top of the pile, think the 7970 was also refreshed but AMD did put cards above it. Sorry if im wrong going off the top of my head on this
But its an odd card to bring out personally, either its a gap filler... in which case why bring it out now and not a few months back... or AMD seriously has nothing in the GPU department right now. Which wouldn't be that shocking considering Nvidia prices and not a huge performance increase. Though as i mentioned in one of the other posts anyone who got a 290x/390x got an amazing deal, thoughs cards are still pretty darn powerful considering how old they both are now.
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#5608279 Posted on: 11/17/2018 06:27 PM
No, it's not really an uncommon practice.
The Nvidia G92 comes across as the most egregious offender that I recall offhand, being used in a huge number of products across multiple generations of cards, but the RX 590 really isn't a standout in general. In fact I'd argue that the RX 590 is even a fairly mild offender, as there's actually been some tweaks and a lithography change for the chip in its newest incarnation.
At the end of the day what matters it what we get for our money, and there the RX 590 is delivering sufficiently IMO. It's the most powerful GPU in its price range (Black Friday rebates excluded), has a compelling game bundle and isn't lacking features in a generational context. The only concern, again IMO, would be power usage as there are some midrange systems with cheap/bad and/or low-power PSUs that might have to double check whether or not they can run the card.
Both AMD and Nvidia are guilty of "rebranding" GPUs on multiple occasions, arguably Intel as well if you consider how little has changed architecturally since Sandy Bridge, but the only time it's really a concern is when the rebranded versions aren't supporting the feature sets their new name would imply.
This is the first time a card has been refreshed twice though right?
No, it's not really an uncommon practice.
The Nvidia G92 comes across as the most egregious offender that I recall offhand, being used in a huge number of products across multiple generations of cards, but the RX 590 really isn't a standout in general. In fact I'd argue that the RX 590 is even a fairly mild offender, as there's actually been some tweaks and a lithography change for the chip in its newest incarnation.
At the end of the day what matters it what we get for our money, and there the RX 590 is delivering sufficiently IMO. It's the most powerful GPU in its price range (Black Friday rebates excluded), has a compelling game bundle and isn't lacking features in a generational context. The only concern, again IMO, would be power usage as there are some midrange systems with cheap/bad and/or low-power PSUs that might have to double check whether or not they can run the card.
Both AMD and Nvidia are guilty of "rebranding" GPUs on multiple occasions, arguably Intel as well if you consider how little has changed architecturally since Sandy Bridge, but the only time it's really a concern is when the rebranded versions aren't supporting the feature sets their new name would imply.
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#5608280 Posted on: 11/17/2018 06:31 PM
Power usage is through the roof, I'm still fine with rx480x @ 1440p.
Perhaps something better next year, we need new cores.
Power usage is through the roof, I'm still fine with rx480x @ 1440p.
Perhaps something better next year, we need new cores.
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I'm trying to figure out the purpose of this card...but I cannot.
Shouldn't AMD concentrate on releasing something which is actually good instead of these strange refresh thingys? This card is...nothing. Not good, not bad, not average. I'm sure it will be forgotten quite soon.