Radeon R9 M390 vs HD 8970M

Place in the ranking	449	452
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.90	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code name	Neptune	Pitcairn
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	14 May 2013 (11 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	1280	1024
Core clock speed	850 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,800 million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	72.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.304 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	80	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	no data

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	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	153.6 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	No outputs	no data
Eyefinity	-	+

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	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
Mantle	-	+

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.

HD 8970M 10.06
+0.1%

R9 M390 10.05

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.

HD 8970M 6818

R9 M390 6819
+0%

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	51 +21.4%	42 −21.4%
4K	18−21 −11.1%	20 +11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+6.7%

14−16

−6.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +3.2%	30−35 −3.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +3.1%	30−35 −3.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +3.2%	30−35 −3.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +3.1%	30−35 −3.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	82 +204%	27−30 −204%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +3.1%	30−35 −3.1%
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

27−30
+3.7%

27−30

−3.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +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	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +2.3%	40−45 −2.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +5%	20−22 −5%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +1.6%	60−65 −1.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+6.3%

16−18

−6.3%

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 +2.4%	40−45 −2.4%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −50%	12 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+11.1%

9−10

−11.1%

This is how HD 8970M and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

HD 8970M is 21% faster in 1080p
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 HD 8970M is 204% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M390 is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games: