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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

NVIDIA · GeForce 500 · GeForce GTX 590

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 graphics reference with normalized architecture, compute, memory, clocks, PCIe, display, media, power, and physical specifications where verified data exists.

VRAM: 1.5 GB GDDR5
Boost clock: 0.61 GHz
PCI Express: PCIe 2.0 x16
Board power: 365 W

Technical data

Specifications

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Overview

Manufacturer	NVIDIA
Family	GeForce 500
Launch date	2011-03-24

Architecture

Architecture	Fermi 2.0
Generation	GeForce 500
GPU / chip	GF110
Foundry	TSMC
Process	40 nm

Compute

Compute units	16 SMs
Shader processors	1024

Memory

VRAM	2 GB
Memory type	GDDR5
Memory bus	384 bit
Memory bandwidth	164.0 GB/s

Clocks

Base clock	0.61 GHz
Boost clock	0.61 GHz
Memory clock	0.85 GHz

PCIe

Bus interface	PCIe 2.0 x16

Display

Display outputs	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort

Power

Board power	365 W
Suggested PSU	750 W
Power connectors	2x 8-pin

Physical

Reference dimensions	279 mm × 40 mm × —
Slot width	Dual-slot

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