Radeon R9 M275X vs R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 with Radeon R9 M275X, including specs and performance data.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
23.11
+452%

R9 390 outperforms R9 M275X by a whopping 452% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking242686
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.77no data
Power efficiency5.76no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGrenadaVenus
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)28 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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
Compute unitsno data10
Core clock speedno data900 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz925 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Wattno data
Texture fill rate160.037.00
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS1.184 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 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount0 MB4 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s72 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 DisplayPortNo outputs
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++
HD3D-+
PowerTune++
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.0Not Listed
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
+452%
R9 M275X 4.19

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
+451%
R9 M275X 1615

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 4.19
Recency 18 June 2015 28 January 2014

R9 390 has a 451.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon R9 390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M275X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 390 is a desktop card while Radeon R9 M275X is a notebook one.


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