GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs Radeon R9 M390

Place in the ranking	452	5
Place by popularity	not in top-100	61
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	38.34
Power efficiency	no data	19.10
Architecture	GCN (2012−2015)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	AD103
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	9 June 2015 (9 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

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	1024	10240
Core clock speed	no data	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	5000 Million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	816.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	52.22 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	112
TMUs	no data	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	310 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	736.3 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	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.8
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
Mantle	+	-
CUDA	-	8.9

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 M390 10.04

RTX 4080 SUPER 89.05
+787%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

R9 M390 6819

RTX 4080 SUPER 87055
+1177%

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	42 −521%	261 +521%
1440p	18−21 −906%	181 +906%
4K	20 −485%	117 +485%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.83
1440p	no data	5.52
4K	no data	8.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
−767%

130−140

+767%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −879%	235 +879%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −1773%	281 +1773%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −687%	240−250 +687%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −500%	120−130 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −767%	130−140 +767%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −413%	110−120 +413%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −618%	200−210 +618%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −300%	260−270 +300%
Hitman 3	18−20 −579%	120−130 +579%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −478%	300−350 +478%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −400%	150−160 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −359%	120−130 +359%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −1141%	350−400 +1141%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −144%	150−160 +144%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −1325%	342 +1325%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −1480%	237 +1480%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −687%	240−250 +687%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −500%	120−130 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −767%	130−140 +767%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −413%	110−120 +413%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −618%	200−210 +618%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −300%	260−270 +300%
Hitman 3	18−20 −579%	120−130 +579%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −478%	300−350 +478%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −400%	150−160 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −359%	120−130 +359%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −1675%	568 +1675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −652%	200−210 +652%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −144%	150−160 +144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −558%	158 +558%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −1293%	209 +1293%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −500%	120−130 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −767%	130−140 +767%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −413%	110−120 +413%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −388%	322 +388%
Hitman 3	18−20 −579%	120−130 +579%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −687%	425 +687%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −1547%	527 +1547%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 −1361%	263 +1361%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −130%	145 +130%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−359%

120−130
+359%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −774%	160−170 +774%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −647%	110−120 +647%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −1250%	135 +1250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −2650%	165 +2650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −720%	80−85 +720%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −664%	80−85 +664%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −516%	270−280 +516%
Hitman 3	12−14 −892%	120−130 +892%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −1625%	345 +1625%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −1121%	171 +1121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −2954%	397 +2954%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −2356%	221 +2356%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −281%	240−250 +281%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−706%

120−130
+706%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −878%	85−90 +878%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −886%	65−70 +886%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1283%	80−85 +1283%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −102%	85 +102%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1675%	140−150 +1675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −1600%	204 +1600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1500%	96 +1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −2375%	99 +2375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −940%	50−55 +940%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −2442%	305 +2442%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −3250%	201 +3250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −1925%	81 +1925%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−1133%

110−120
+1133%

This is how R9 M390 and RTX 4080 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 SUPER is 521% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 SUPER is 906% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 SUPER is 485% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 SUPER is 3250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4080 SUPER surpassed R9 M390 in all 66 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.04	89.05
Recency	9 June 2015	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

RTX 4080 SUPER has a 787% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M390 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.