Asus GeForce GTX 590 3GB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

1
Average:

2
Bad:

2

Pros:

High 3D performance.
Lower noise than HD 6990.
Supports more than two active displays.

Cons:

Expensive.
Performance is not higher than HD 6990.

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Last revision on February 11, 2013

Reviewers Liked

High 3D performance
Lower noise than HD 6990
Supports more than two active displays
Support for DirectX 11
Support for CUDA/PhysX

Reviewers Didn't Like

Expensive
Performance is not higher than HD 6990
In both 2D and 3D, the card emits a lot of fan noise
Card blew up during testing
Power limiting system does not work reliably
Full maximum performance depends on SLI profile support

Expert reviews and ratings

So here it is, the pinnacle of Nvidia engineering and the fastest single-PCB graphics card the Santa Clara company has ever produced. It's quite spectacular – we're talking about one board with two of the most powerful GPUs Nvidia's...

By TechRadar on June 08, 2011

ASUS GTX590Could be the perfect card, but needs to be...

By Atomic MPC on May 25, 2011

The GTX 590 is an awesome piece of technology, but its failure to capture the fastest video card crown despite a price tage of £600 is a disappointment....

By itreviews.com on April 29, 2011

It’s a credit to Asus that it managed to get us one of these super-high-end cards for our launch article, so we’ll frame our conclusion around this card and its recommended retail price of £590 inc VAT. After all, this is a card that...

By Bit-tech.net on March 24, 2011

When we were first shown the GTX 580 and 570 by NVIDIA it was clear that they had put some considerable focus on creating cards and GPUs which were offered better build quality and design than the previous generation. With the GTX 590 they have taken...

By HardwareHeaven on March 24, 2011

AMD has won the battle of the reference cards, no doubt, but matters may just turn in NVIDIA's favour once a slew of partner cards have been through the labs. The Good Smaller and quieter than Radeon HD 69903D Vision Surround from one cardHas...

By HEXUS.net on March 24, 2011

We've waited a long time for the successor to the GTX295 and we have to confess we're left feeling a little flat by the experience.All three of the top single cards from nVidia, the GTX560, GTX570 and GTX580 are stunning pieces of hardware that...

By Overclock3D on March 24, 2011

NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 590 sets out to conquer the dual GPU performance throne. It battles AMD's Radeon HD 6990 that was released just two weeks ago. Designing this kind of graphics card means you are limited by power and heat instead of by...

By techPowerUp! on March 24, 2011

The year is still in its early stages and yet we have seen the release of many a new video card in such a short time. Just recently AMD released their Dual GPU competitor the new Radeon HD 6990, and today March 25 2011 NVIDIA makes their mark on the...

By Motherboards.org on March 29, 2011

The value of the GeForce GTX 590 is questionable. It costs within $10 of the Radeon HD 6990 at $710 (depending on street prices), but we have seen more than not the Radeon HD 6990 offers better performance at that price. The Radeon HD 6990 also has...

By HardOCP on March 24, 2011

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