GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile vs Radeon R9 390

Place in the ranking	245	132
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.65	no data
Power efficiency	5.79	21.96
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Grenada	TU104B
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2560	2560
Core clock speed	no data	1140 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1380 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	160.0	220.8
Floating-point processing power	5.12 TFLOPS	7.066 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	160	160
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin	no data
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	448.0 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	-
DisplayPort support	+	-
G-SYNC support	-	+

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
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.140
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.

R9 390 23.15

RTX 2070 Super Mobile 36.68
+58.4%

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

RTX 2070 Super Mobile 22016
+72.9%

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	75−80 −58.7%	119 +58.7%
1440p	45−50 −66.7%	75 +66.7%
4K	27−30 −66.7%	45 +66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.39	no data
1440p	7.31	no data
4K	12.19	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Elden Ring	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	99 +0%	99 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	111 +0%	111 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +0%	119 +0%
Valorant	172 +0%	172 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Dota 2	129 +0%	129 +0%
Elden Ring	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	84 +0%	84 +0%
Fortnite	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	129 +0%	129 +0%
Metro Exodus	85 +0%	85 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60 +0%	60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	113 +0%	113 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	83 +0%	83 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Dota 2	124 +0%	124 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Valorant	163 +0%	163 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Elden Ring	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	38 +0%	38 +0%
World of Tanks	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +0%	79 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	89 +0%	89 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	118 +0%	118 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Elden Ring	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	32 +0%	32 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25 +0%	25 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	46 +0%	46 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Dota 2	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Fortnite	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	62 +0%	62 +0%

This is how R9 390 and RTX 2070 Super Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 59% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 67% faster in 1440p
RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 67% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.15	36.68
Recency	18 June 2015	2 April 2020
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	115 Watt

RTX 2070 Super Mobile has a 58.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 139.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 390 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 390 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile is a notebook one.

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