GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop vs Radeon RX 590
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop comes out dramatically faster — about 114% ahead of the Radeon RX 590.
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GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop vs Radeon RX 590: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop vs Radeon RX 590
The GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop is dramatically faster, around 114% ahead of the Radeon RX 590. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop is comfortable at 1080p, while the Radeon RX 590 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Power & Efficiency
At 115W against 225W, the GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern Turing architecture on a TSMC 12nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 590 offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop or Radeon RX 590?
The GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop is the faster card by about 114%. Since one of these is a laptop GPU, its listed price covers the whole system rather than just the chip, so it isn't directly comparable — base your decision on the spec differences above.
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Turing | GCN 4.0 (Polaris) |
| Process Node | TSMC 12nm | GloFo 12nm |
| CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors) | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | — |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 288 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,215 MHz | 1,469 MHz✓ |
| Boost Clock | 1,440 MHz | 1,545 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Speed | 14 Gbps✓ | 8 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s✓ | 256 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | GeForce RTX 2070 Laptop | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TDP | 115 W✓ | 225 W |
| Power Connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
| Released | Jan 2019 | Nov 2018 |