Asrock rx590 phantom gaming review in Spanish (full analysis)

Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming is the new creation of Asrock that comfortably places itself in a mid-range market. A graphics card that implements the 12nm Polaris 30 chip with performance enhancements that put it above options like the RX580 to offer more possibilities in the range where there are more players.

Let's see what this attractive card can offer us by subjecting it to our analysis tests. Let's get started!

We must thank Asrock for giving us this graphics card for analysis.

Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming features

Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming
Chipset	Polaris 30
Processor speed	Base frequency: 1498 MHz OC Frequency: 1591 MHz
Number of graphics cores	Shaders: 2304 TMUs: 144 ROPs: 32
Memory size	8 GB GDDR5 at 8000 MHz
Memory bus	256 bits
DirectX	DirectX 12 Vulkan OpenGL 4.5
Size	278.81 x 126.78 x 41.91 (2 slots)
TDP	175 W
Price	289 euros

Unboxing and design

The new Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming can be found in a thick, sturdy cardboard box fully packed with color and product images. The shape of the box is the one currently used as standard, high and narrow to place the card vertically and well protected inside. On the front, we have the brand logo on a gray background next to the card model.

Already in the back area we find more detailed product information, both photos and a description about its Phanton Gaming Tweak double fan heatsink with metal backplate and its factory overclock that raises the frequency of the GPU to 1591 MHz.

We open the box to find a card with a really attractive design, fixed vertically in high-density foam. Of course, it is completely covered by an antistatic bag to avoid damage to its components. In addition to the card itself, in the box we find:

• Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming Graphics Card A Quick Install User Guide CD for AMD Adrenalin Driver and Software Support

On this occasion the manufacturer has decided not to put any type of cable to connect the card with a monitor, so we will have to purchase it independently if we do not have it.

The external appearance of this Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming quickly attracts attention for having a very aggressive design with a two- tone casing that houses two fans in which Asrock has put special efforts to make them quiet and durable. The name that the brand has given this system has been Phantom Gaming Tweak.

These are two 100 mm fans with a three-phase motor and bearings for their bearing that offer durability of up to 100, 000 hours. Each of them has a total of 9 blades to provide a flow of up to 23% greater than the standard heatsink.

In the lower area we also have a metal backplate to provide greater rigidity and protection to the PCB. If you look closely, it is considerably shorter than the cooling system. We are talking about measures of 278.81 mm long by 126.78 wide by 41.91 mm high.

Keep in mind that this card will occupy only two expansion slots in our cabinet. It also does not extend to the triple fan models, so we will ensure compatibility with most chassis on the market, including Micro-ATX and ITX. Remember to measure the maximum length of your chassis and the one with the card.

The connectivity offered by this Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming is more or less than expected, with capacity for a total of 5 screens. Specifically we will have:

• 2x DisplayPort 1.42x HDMI 2.0b1 Dual Link DVI-D

At this point, we miss a USB 3.0 Type-C connector to connect a possible VR glasses, although it is completely understandable, since we only find it on Nvidia RTX graphics cards. Although we can perfectly use it with the previous connections.

With an approximate TDP of 175 W, this graphics card only needs an 8-pin power connector. Also, it is an overclocked model, so the efficiency of the Polaris 30 chip is quite good despite slightly increasing the processing power compared to its little sister RX 580.

On the other hand, the connection interface with the motherboard, as it could not be otherwise, is through PCI Express 3.0 x16. In this model we do not have Crossfire.

Heatsink and PCB

To learn a little more about the interior of this Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming, we have decided to completely disassemble the heatsink. There is no better way to see its design, as well as its components.

We are facing a block built in aluminum with a central copper area that is responsible for collecting heat from the hottest element, which is the GPU. Around it are 8 thermal conductors that are responsible for collecting heat from the 8 GDDR5 memory chips. In the right area, we have another element that is responsible for collecting the heat from the 6 feeding phases.

In an overview, we appreciate 3 heatpipes constructed of two-grooved sintered copper that increase the heat transfer rate. These are responsible for distributing all the heat through the finned heat exchanger made of aluminum.

We leave the cooling system to talk in more detail about the hardware of this Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming. As we have already discussed, the architecture of this GPU is based on an update to the Polaris 20 chipset. This new chip, called Polaris 30 XT, is manufactured in a 12nm FinFET process with a count of 5.7 billion transistors.

All this allows us to have a total of 2304 shaders or flow processors, 144 TMUs or texture units and 32 ROPs. The performance of this GPU is 7.1 TFLOPs (floating point calculations), a texture fill rate of 222.48 GT / s, and a pixel fill rate of 49.54 GP / s. We are facing a rehash that on paper is somewhat better than the RX 580, but we want to see what AMD offers with Navi.

If we look around this GPU we will find 8 chips that correspond to the 8 GB of 8 Gbps GDDR5 memory that we have. GDDR5 memory is generally used in Polaris architecture, due to its high speed. These 8 GB have a 256 bit bus width to give a maximum bandwidth of 256 GB / s.

With these features we have the ability to play multimedia content in 8K (7680x4340p) at 60 Hz under DisplayPort.

The main hardware is complete with 6 power phases perfectly connected to the heatsink to protect its integrity and an 8-pin power connector. In our tests we will see how high this graphics card is capable of reaching, performing to the maximum both in benchmark and in games.

This Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming is located in a mid-range market, aimed at players who want a team that provides good performance for the latest developments in the market. Hopefully we will have no problem playing games at 1080p and 2K resolutions if we lower the graphics and filters. On paper it should be immediately above its Polaris 20 sisters, such as the RX 570 and RX580, and that at a performance level they are very close to the very sold Nvidia GTX 1070.

Undoubtedly, what AMD intends to implement new 12nm Polaris chips, is to provide more options for a market where the largest number of players are concentrated. And it is that the most normal thing for a mid-range player, is to invest no more than 400 in a graphics card.

Test bench and performance tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel Core i9-9900k
Base plate:	Asus Maximus XI Hero
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB 16 GB @ 3600 MHz
Heatsink	Corsair H100i V2
HDD	Kingston UV400
Graphic card	ASUS RTX 2060 Strix
Power supply	Corsair RM1000X

For benchmarks we will use the following titles:

• 3DMark Fire Strike normal. 3Mark Fire Strike 4K version. Time Spy.VRMARK.

All tests have been passed with the filters to the maximum unless we indicate otherwise. In order to have adequate performance, we have carried out three types of tests: the first is the most common at Full HD 1920 x 1080, the second resolution is making the leap for 2K or 1440P (2560 x 1440P) gamers and the most enthusiastic with 4K (3840 x 2160). The operating system we have used has been Windows 10 Pro 64 bit and the latest drivers available from the Nvidia website.

What are we looking for in the tests?

First, the best possible image quality. The most important value for us is the average FPS (Frames per second), the higher the number of FPS the more fluid the game will go. To differentiate the quality a bit, we leave you a table to assess the quality in FPS, but we will also have the minimum Fps in the tests that were thus possible:

FRAMES BY SECONDS
Frames for Seconds. (FPS)	Gameplay
Less than 30 FPS	Limited
30 ~ 40 FPS	Playable
40 ~ 60 FPS	Good
Greater than 60 FPS	Fairly Good or Excellent

Game Testing

Overclocking

Note: Remember that overclocking or manipulation carries a risk, we and any manufacturer are not responsible for improper use, use the head and always do so at your own risk.

We have been able to upload the graphics card to 1600 in the graphics core and 2200 MHz in the memories. The result is quite good, since we went from 16478 to 17326. As with all AMD graphics cards, every few extra MHz allows us to gain some FPS. If you have an RX 580 / RX590 we recommend overclocking, to get the most out of it.

Temperature and consumption

After seeing the good performance of the graphics card both in benchmark and in games. Temperatures are as expected with 47ºC at rest and 75ºC at maximum power. They are good temperatures considering the generation of AMD graphics card that we have analyzed. We expected it warmer…

We passed you our FLIR PRO thermal camera. The heatsink does its job very well, and the hottest spot is found in the area of ​​the rear backplate, where the graphics processor is located. Praise for the good work on the part of ASRock.

Consumption is for the entire team *

At rest we hardly notice any differences from the RTX series. The thing changes to maximum power, consuming 321 W and with all the equipment at 100% it reaches up to 472 W. We will see if with a new generation of AMD Navi AMD manages to put the batteries in power / consumption.

Final words and conclusion about Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming

As we have seen, it is the first graphics card with RX590 chipset that we have tested. And indeed we can classify it as a new refreshment of the RX 580 with higher frequencies. If we compare it with the RTX series, its performance is far from taking its toll. ASRock has done a good job, with a dissipation that controls its temperatures very well and clocks significantly higher than other cards.

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If a double fan heatsink and a single cooling outlet make it a cool graphics card with moderate consumption. We are very happy with the work ASRock has done and the short time it has been designing graphics cards.

It is not currently in Spain, but we have been informed by ASRock Europe that in European countries we can find it for 289 euros. They are barely 20 euros more than the RX 580 model but with a slight overclocking.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ GOOD COMPONENTS	- DEFICIENT 4K EXPERIENCE, LIKE ALL THE RX SERIES
+ REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
+ GOOD PERFORMANCE IN FULL HD AND WQHD
+ TEMPERATURES
+ OVERCLOCK CAPACITY

The professional review team awards you the platinum medal and recommended product.

Asrock RX590 Phantom Gaming

COMPONENT QUALITY - 82%

DISSIPATION - 80%

GAMING EXPERIENCE - 82%

SOUND - 80%

PRICE - 80%

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