Radeon R7 250X vs R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 and Radeon R7 250X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
23.11
+292%

R9 390 outperforms R7 250X by a whopping 292% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking243592
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.780.63
Power efficiency5.765.05
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGrenadaCape Verde
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferencereference
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 390 has 1770% better value for money than R7 250X.

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 cores2560640
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate160.038.00
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS1.216 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs16040

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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mm210 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin1 x 6-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 MB2 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s96 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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++

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+-
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.

R9 390 23.11
+292%
R7 250X 5.89

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 8904
+293%
R7 250X 2268

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
+345%
R7 250X 2860

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.11 5.89
Recency 18 June 2015 13 February 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 80 Watt

R9 390 has a 292.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

R7 250X, on the other hand, has 243.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250X in performance tests.


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