Radeon R9 M390X vs R9 Nano

Place in the ranking	249	471
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.35	no data
Power efficiency	8.76	8.66
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Fiji	Amethyst
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	27 August 2015 (9 years ago)	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data

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	4096	2048
Compute units	64	no data
Core clock speed	no data	723 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	8,900 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	256.0	92.54
Floating-point processing power	8.192 TFLOPS	2.961 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	256	128

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	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	152 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
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 type	High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)	GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	+	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	512 GB/s	160.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	+
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	-
DisplayPort support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	-
CrossFire	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	+
HD3D	+	+
LiquidVR	+	-
PowerTune	+	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TressFX	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
ZeroCore	+	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
VCE	+	-
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.3	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	Not 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 Nano 22.00
+136%

R9 M390X 9.32

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 Nano 8486
+136%

R9 M390X 3597

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 Nano 17282
+82.9%

R9 M390X 9448

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	90 +157%	35−40 −157%
4K	44 +144%	18−20 −144%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	7.21	no data
4K	14.75	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
+133%

14−16

−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +123%	21−24 −123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +164%	14−16 −164%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +148%	27−30 −148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +133%	14−16 −133%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +123%	24−27 −123%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +115%	60−65 −115%
Hitman 3	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +100%	50−55 −100%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +162%	27−30 −162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +123%	24−27 −123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +135%	30−35 −135%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +57.4%	60−65 −57.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +123%	21−24 −123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +164%	14−16 −164%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +148%	27−30 −148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +133%	14−16 −133%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +123%	24−27 −123%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +115%	60−65 −115%
Hitman 3	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +100%	50−55 −100%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +162%	27−30 −162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +123%	24−27 −123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +135%	30−35 −135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +84.6%	24−27 −84.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +57.4%	60−65 −57.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +123%	21−24 −123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +164%	14−16 −164%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +133%	14−16 −133%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +115%	60−65 −115%
Hitman 3	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +100%	50−55 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +135%	30−35 −135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +80.8%	24−27 −80.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +57.4%	60−65 −57.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+123%

24−27

−123%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +133%	18−20 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +156%	9−10 −156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +178%	9−10 −178%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +127%	10−12 −127%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +210%	40−45 −210%
Hitman 3	24−27 +117%	12−14 −117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +215%	12−14 −215%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +318%	10−12 −318%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +115%	55−60 −115%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+147%

14−16

−147%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
Hitman 3	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +200%	35−40 −200%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +243%	7−8 −243%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +400%	7−8 −400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +333%	6−7 −333%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%