ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v vs R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 with Mobility Radeon HD 540v, including specs and performance data.


R9 390
2015, $329
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
21.07
+6097%

R9 390 outperforms Mobility HD 540v by a whopping 6097% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3041359
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.12no data
Power efficiency5.901.75
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGrenadaM92
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (10 years ago)5 May 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores256080
Core clock speedno data550 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,200 million242 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate160.04.400
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS0.088 TFLOPS
ROPs644
TMUs1608
L1 Cache640 KB16 KB
L2 Cache1024 KB64 KB

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount0 MB512 MB
Memory bus width512 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s12.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no 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 and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1210.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.34.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan+N/A
Mantle+-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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4−5
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 24−27
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24−27
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Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
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14−16
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Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Dota 2 10−11
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10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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4−5
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
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5−6
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Valorant 24−27
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24−27
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Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Dota 2 10−11
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10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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4−5
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
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5−6
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Valorant 24−27
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24−27
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
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3−4
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 1−2
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1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
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4−5
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1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
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1−2
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
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4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 2−3
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2−3
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4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
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1−2
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4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 27 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.07 0.34
Recency 18 June 2015 5 May 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 15 Watt

R9 390 has a 6097% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.

ATI Mobility HD 540v, on the other hand, has 1733% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 540v in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 390 is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 540v is a notebook one.

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