Radeon R9 M390 vs GeForce GTX 965M

Place in the ranking	451	444
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.69	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code name	GM206S	Pitcairn
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2016 (8 years ago)	9 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	1024
Core clock speed	944 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	no data
Texture fill rate	73.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.355 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	64	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	no data
Eyefinity	-	+
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	-	+
HD3D	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
ZeroCore	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.3	-
Mantle	-	+
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 965M 9.84

R9 M390 10.05
+2.1%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 965M 7322
+7.4%

R9 M390 6819

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	44 +12.8%	39 −12.8%
1440p	21 +0%	21−24 +0%
4K	19 −10.5%	21 +10.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	49 +58.1%	30−35 −58.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	40 +42.9%	27−30 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −1.5%	65−70 +1.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	69 +116%	30−35 −116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 +70.8%	24−27 −70.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	37 +19.4%	30−35 −19.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	29 +3.6%	27−30 −3.6%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −1.5%	65−70 +1.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	86 +219%	27−30 −219%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	28 −136%	65−70 +136%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	23 −135%	50−55 +135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 +0%	18 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

32
+18.5%

27−30

−18.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10 +0%	10−11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.3%	40−45 +2.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18 −11.1%	20−22 +11.1%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −1.6%	60−65 +1.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21
+31.3%

16−18

−31.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +8.3%	12 −8.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3 −100%	6−7 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10
+11.1%

9−10

−11.1%

This is how GTX 965M and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

GTX 965M is 13% faster in 1080p
A tie in 1440p
R9 M390 is 11% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 965M is 219% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M390 is 136% faster.

All in all, in popular games: