Even though none of us expected it, AMD could have made a pretty smart move with the launch of the RX 590, which will not only help the company incinerate some of the remaining 5XX series inventory, but also give AMD the ability to give the Polaris architecture a final touch of aesthetics.
Although it won’t be revolutionary in terms of performance compared to the RX 580, however, it can be a good option for the low-end users who want to make the leap into the mid-range and don’t want to stuck their minds for which graphics card to buy.
AMD RX 590 could have 11 nm and 12 nm both variants
Despite the fact that the graphics card is officially manufactured on the basis of a 12 nm processor node, it has been discovered recently that it can also be manufactured on the basis of 11 nm.
In a previous report it was stated that AMD uses two different sources to supply the Polaris 30 GPU chip: While GlobalFounderies was originally granted for manufacturing rights, and recently it appears that Samsung was also contracted. Well, there are two separate companies that supply the AMD RX 590 GPU.
Now, we can expect that Samsung is the one who uses the 11nm design, but we understand that there is no clear visually meaningful way to distinguish between the two.
In terms of performance? Completely nothing. Despite a slightly more advanced design in terms of absolute performance, the differences will be negligible. If there is any evidence. What could happen in the future? We conclude that some models could reach higher frequencies than others, and this would be interpreted as the nodes would be different.