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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Graphics processor Released Mar 24, 2011

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

254.06^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

249.07^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

23.59^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

97.32^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

112.83^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

113.29^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

231.78^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

195^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

407.21^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

416.01^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

351.60^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

15,724^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

30,954^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

1440p Manhattan 3.1.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

70.96^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

4K Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 3840 x 2160 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

13.32^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

31.16^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark3,341^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL11,950^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL11,950^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark470^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark3,307^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark730^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark4,212^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Fermi
Manufacturing process: 40 nm
Process node: 40 nm
GPUs per card: 2^*
GPU base clock: 608 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 608 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 854 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Reported chip die area: 520 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 365 W^*
Transistors: 3,000 million^*
Graphics processor: GF110^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 365 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 750 W^*
External power connectors: 2x 8-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 1.1^*
CUDA compute capability: 2.0^*
Shader model: 5.1^*
Reported video memory (allocation unspecified): Reported value 1: 1,536 MB^*
Reported value 2: 1,536 MB^*
Reported value 3: 3,072 MB^*
Reported value 4: 1,536 MB^*
Reported shader processors (allocation unspecified): 512^*
Reported memory bus (allocation unspecified): 384 bit^*
Reported memory bandwidth (allocation unspecified): 164 GB/s^*

GPU configurations

2x GF110-351-A1
Chip variant
2x GF110-351-A1
Reference clock
608 MHz
Rated power
365 W
Power specification
TDP

Memory & storage

Video memory type: GDDR5^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 365 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 2,488.3^* GFLOPS
TDP: 365^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce GTX 590^*
Year: 2011^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 6,000^*
Die size: 1,040^*
Memory size: 3,072^*
Memory speed: 327.74^*

Specifications 2 · 31 fields

Architecture: Fermi GF110-351-A1^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 768KB(x2)^*
Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
Max Power: 365 Watts^*
Reported video memory (allocation unspecified): 3,072^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 327.9GB/sec^*
Reported memory bus (allocation unspecified): 384 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 854^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Name: GeForce GTX 590^*
Best Resolution: 2560 x 1600^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 4.5^*
PSU: 700 Watt & 46 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 58 GPixel/s^*
Power Connector: 2x 8-pin^*
Process: 40nm^*
ROPs: 48 (x2)^*
Release Date: 24-Mar-2011^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 5^*
TMUs: 64^*
Texture Rate: 78 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
Core Speed: 607^* MHz
DVI Connection: 3^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 12.0^*
HDMI Connection: 0^*

Specifications 3 · 12 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 1,244^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 155.5^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2011-03-24^*
Process Size (nm): 40^* nm
TDP (W): 365^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 520^* mm²
Transistors (million): 3,000^*
Freq (MHz): 608^* MHz

Specifications 4 · 26 fields

proc transistors: 3,000 million^*
proc die size: 520^* mm²
Reported shader processors (allocation unspecified): 512^*
sm count: 16^*
memory clock: 854^*
Reported video memory (allocation unspecified): 1,536^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 384^*
bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Reported memory bandwidth (allocation unspecified): 164^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 1.2442^*
fp64 performance: 0.1555^*
tdp: 365^* W
suggested psu: 750^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 2x 8-pin^*
api cuda: 2^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 4.4^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Fermi 2.0^*
card release date: 2011-03-24^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 40^* nm

Specifications 5 · 37 fields

CUDA compute capability

2.0^*

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_0)^*

OpenCL

1.1^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

5.1^*

Architecture

Fermi 2.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Memory bus (allocation unspecified)

384^* bit

Reported shader processors (allocation unspecified)

512^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

1.2442^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.1555^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

64 KB (per SM)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache (allocation unspecified)

768 KB^*

Reported display outputs

3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

19.46 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

2x 8-pin^*

Reported chip die area

520 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

40 nm^*

Transistors

3,000 million^*

Graphics processor

GF110^*

GPUs per card

2^*

Reported video memory (allocation unspecified)

1,536^* MB

Rated memory bandwidth (allocation unspecified)

164.0 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units (allocation unspecified)

48^*

Reported shading units (allocation unspecified)

512^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Streaming multiprocessors (allocation unspecified)

16^*

Suggested system PSU

750 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

365 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

38.91 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units (allocation unspecified)

64^*

Reported shader processors (allocation unspecified)

512^*

Reported video memory (allocation unspecified)

1,536^* MB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 6 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

3,341^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: GeForce GTX 590^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

GeForce GTX 590^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 7 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce GTX 590^*
GPU Chip: GF110^*
Released: Mar 24th, 2011^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1536 MB, GDDR5, 384 bit^*
GPU clock: 608^* MHz
Memory clock: 854^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 512 / 64 / 48^*

Specifications 8 · 9 fields

model

GeForce GTX 590^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 590^*

core config

2x 512:64:48:16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 590^*

tdp watts

365.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 590^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 590^*

launch date

2011-03-24 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 590^*

code name

2x GF110-351-A1^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 590^*

die size mm2

2.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 590^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 590^*

core clock mhz

608.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 590^*

Specifications 9 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 2,488.3^* GFLOPS
TDP: 365^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce GTX 590^*
Year: 2011^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 6,000^*
Die size: 1,040^*
Memory size: 3,072^*
Memory speed: 327.74^*

Specifications 10 · 59 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 384 bit x2^*
Graphics Processor GPU Name: GF110^*
Clock Speeds Shader Clock: 1,215^* MHz
Graphics Processor Architecture: Fermi 2.0^*
Render Config SM Count: 16^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 2^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 40^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 3,000 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 520^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Mar 24th, 2011^*
Graphics Card Generation: GeForce 500^*
Graphics Card Successor: GeForce 600^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: GeForce GTX 590^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 608^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 854 MHz 3.4 Gbps effective^*
Reported video memory (allocation unspecified): 1,536^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Reported memory bus (allocation unspecified): 384^* bit
Reported memory bandwidth (allocation unspecified): 164^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 64^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: GF110 x2^*
Render Config ROPs: 48^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 19.46 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 38.91 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 365^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 750^* W
Board Design Outputs: 3x DVI 1x mini-DisplayPort^*
Board Design Board Number: P1020 SKU 5^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.1^*
source file: nvidia2011.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: GeForce 400^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 699 USD^*
Board Design Length: 279 mm 11 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: GF110-351-A1^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 2x 8-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 5.8M / mm²^*
Board Design Height: 111 mm 4.4 inches^*
Board Design Width: 40 mm 1.6 inches^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 36 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 64 x2^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-1981^*
Top ROPS: 48 x2^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 5.1^*
Top CORES: 512 x2^*
Render Config Shading Units: 512^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 768^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 1536 MB x2^*
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 1,244.2 GFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 155.5 GFLOPS (1:8)
Render Config L1 Cache: 64 KB (per SM)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 11 · 9 fields

name: GeForce GTX 590^*
price: $184.00*^*
3dmark: 4,212^*
value: 22.9^*
2dmark: 730^*
tdp: 365^*
powerperf: 11^*
test: Mar 2011^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 12 · 3 fields

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce GTX 590^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

11,950^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 13 · 12 fields

gpuName

GeForce GTX 590^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce GTX 590^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

3,307^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

470^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

435^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

gpuValue

7.6^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

11,950^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

365^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

9.06^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,011^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 14 · 27 fields

manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
rop: 64^*
rop: 48^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: GM204^*
gpuChip: GF110^*
productName: GeForce GTX 590^*
productName: GeForce GTX 590^*
releaseYear: 2,011^*
releaseYear: 2,011^*
memSize: 1.536^*
memSize: 1.536^*
Reported memory bus (allocation unspecified): 384^*
gpuClock: 608^*
gpuClock: 1,127^*
memClock: 1,753^*
memClock: 854^*
unifiedShader: 2,048^*
unifiedShader: 512^*
tmu: 128^*
tmu: 64^*

* Provisional data