Radeon RX 7600 XT vs R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 7600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
23.09

RX 7600 XT outperforms R9 390 by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23879
Place by popularitynot in top-10091
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.6377.60
Power efficiency5.8416.30
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGrenadaNavi 33
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 567% better value for money than R9 390.

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 cores25602048
Core clock speedno data1980 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2755 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate160.0352.6
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs160128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length275 mm204 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount0 MB16 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s288.0 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 HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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 compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan+1.3
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 23.09
RX 7600 XT 44.53
+92.9%

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 8909
RX 7600 XT 17185
+92.9%

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 23.09 44.53
Recency 18 June 2015 8 January 2024
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 190 Watt

RX 7600 XT has a 92.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 44.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 390 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R9 390
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