GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Radeon R9 390

Place in the ranking	245	212
Place by popularity	not in top-100	66
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.65	no data
Power efficiency	5.79	24.19
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Grenada	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 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	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1035 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	160.0	82.80
Floating-point processing power	5.12 TFLOPS	5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	160	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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 4.0 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	4 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	192.0 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	+	-

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

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	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
Mantle	+	-
CUDA	-	8.6

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 3050 Ti Mobile 26.35
+13.8%

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 8901

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10128
+13.8%

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 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+4.9%

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	65−70 −13.8%	74 +13.8%
1440p	35−40 −20%	42 +20%
4K	24−27 −16.7%	28 +16.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.06	no data
1440p	9.40	no data
4K	13.71	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 +0%	62 +0%
Elden Ring	80 +0%	80 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +0%	50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	128 +0%	128 +0%
Metro Exodus	84 +0%	84 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +0%	98 +0%
Valorant	121 +0%	121 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +0%	40 +0%
Dota 2	102 +0%	102 +0%
Elden Ring	104 +0%	104 +0%
Far Cry 5	75 +0%	75 +0%
Fortnite	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	105 +0%	105 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	94 +0%	94 +0%
Metro Exodus	62 +0%	62 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	39 +0%	39 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	79 +0%	79 +0%
World of Tanks	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35 +0%	35 +0%
Dota 2	113 +0%	113 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90 +0%	90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	112 +0%	112 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	41 +0%	41 +0%
Elden Ring	36 +0%	36 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	41 +0%	41 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
World of Tanks	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 +0%	21 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +0%	61 +0%
Metro Exodus	60 +0%	60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	81 +0%	81 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Dota 2	44 +0%	44 +0%
Elden Ring	19 +0%	19 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	44 +0%	44 +0%
Metro Exodus	21 +0%	21 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +0%	44 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Dota 2	54 +0%	54 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	34 +0%	34 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

This is how R9 390 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 14% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 20% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 17% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.15	26.35
Recency	18 June 2015	11 May 2021
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	75 Watt

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 13.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 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 3050 Ti 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.