GeForce GTX 780 vs Radeon R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 and GeForce GTX 780, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
23.09
+11.3%

R9 390 outperforms GTX 780 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking238260
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.634.74
Power efficiency6.005.93
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGrenadaGK110
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 390 has 145% better value for money than GTX 780.

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 cores25602304
Core clock speedno data863 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data95 °C
Texture fill rate160.0173.2
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS4.156 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs160192

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Minimum recommended system powerno data600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount0 MB3 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s288.4 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
DisplayPort support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data
Blu Ray 3D-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+
PhysX-+
3D Vision Live-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.3
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
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.

R9 390 23.09
+11.3%
GTX 780 20.74

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R9 390 8909
+11.3%
GTX 780 8005

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R9 390 12730
+21.7%
GTX 780 10460

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

R9 390 1520
GTX 780 1558
+2.5%

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 HD60−65
+11.1%
54
−11.1%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.09 20.74
Recency 18 June 2015 23 May 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 250 Watt

R9 390 has a 11.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

GTX 780, on the other hand, has 10% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 390 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 in performance tests.


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