Radeon R9 M390X vs GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

Place in the ranking	113	474
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.16	8.61
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	TU104B	Amethyst
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 January 2019 (5 years ago)	5 May 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	2944	2048
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	723 MHz
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,600 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	292.6	92.54
Floating-point processing power	9.362 TFLOPS	2.961 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	184	128
Tensor Cores	368	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	46	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	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
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	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity	-	+
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	-	+
VR Ready	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.5	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
Mantle	-	+
CUDA	7.5	-

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.

RTX 2080 Mobile 39.47
+322%

R9 M390X 9.36

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.

RTX 2080 Mobile 34897
+269%

R9 M390X 9448

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	142 +373%	30−35 −373%
1440p	93 +343%	21−24 −343%
4K	65 +364%	14−16 −364%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +361%	18−20 −361%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +367%	18−20 −367%
Elden Ring	130−140 +411%	27−30 −411%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95 +217%	30−33 −217%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +361%	18−20 −361%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +161%	18−20 −161%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +419%	35−40 −419%
Metro Exodus	102 +308%	24−27 −308%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +388%	24−27 −388%
Valorant	237 +597%	30−35 −597%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	149 +397%	30−33 −397%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +361%	18−20 −361%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +117%	18−20 −117%
Dota 2	111 +236%	30−35 −236%
Elden Ring	130−140 +411%	27−30 −411%
Far Cry 5	75 +92.3%	35−40 −92.3%
Fortnite	170−180 +213%	55−60 −213%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +419%	35−40 −419%
Grand Theft Auto V	101 +206%	30−35 −206%
Metro Exodus	87 +248%	24−27 −248%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	249 +241%	70−75 −241%
Red Dead Redemption 2	71 +184%	24−27 −184%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +400%	27−30 −400%
Valorant	135 +297%	30−35 −297%
World of Tanks	270−280 +104%	130−140 −104%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +163%	30−33 −163%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +361%	18−20 −361%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Dota 2	125 +279%	30−35 −279%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +149%	35−40 −149%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +419%	35−40 −419%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	135 +84.9%	70−75 −84.9%
Valorant	205 +503%	30−35 −503%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 +564%	10−12 −564%
Elden Ring	80−85 +523%	12−14 −523%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +508%	12−14 −508%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +289%	45−50 −289%
Red Dead Redemption 2	44 +450%	8−9 −450%
World of Tanks	250−260 +273%	65−70 −273%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	83 +361%	18−20 −361%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +229%	7−8 −229%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +535%	20−22 −535%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +470%	20−22 −470%
Metro Exodus	89 +424%	16−18 −424%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +527%	10−12 −527%
Valorant	142 +517%	21−24 −517%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +925%	4−5 −925%
Dota 2	75−80 +290%	20−22 −290%
Elden Ring	35−40 +533%	6−7 −533%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 +311%	18−20 −311%
Metro Exodus	35 +600%	5−6 −600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	144 +433%	27−30 −433%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 +400%	6−7 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +311%	18−20 −311%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	52 +550%	8−9 −550%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +925%	4−5 −925%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +450%	2−3 −450%
Dota 2	119 +495%	20−22 −495%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +427%	10−12 −427%
Fortnite	63 +530%	10−11 −530%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +491%	10−12 −491%
Valorant	75 +733%	9−10 −733%

This is how RTX 2080 Mobile and R9 M390X compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Mobile is 373% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Mobile is 343% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Mobile is 364% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2080 Mobile is 925% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 2080 Mobile surpassed R9 M390X in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.47	9.36
Recency	29 January 2019	5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	100 Watt

RTX 2080 Mobile has a 321.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

R9 M390X, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390X in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.