Radeon R9 M390 vs RX 460 Mobile

Place in the ranking	441	447
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.83	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code name	Baffin	Pitcairn
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	8 August 2016 (8 years ago)	9 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	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	896	1024
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1180 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	66.08	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.115 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	56	no data

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	large
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	no data
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 outputs	no data
Eyefinity	-	+

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	12 (12_0)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
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.

RX 460 Mobile 10.21
+1.5%

R9 M390 10.06

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.

RX 460 Mobile 7793
+14.3%

R9 M390 6819

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	34 −26.5%	43 +26.5%
4K	18−21 −11.1%	20 +11.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.53	no data
4K	4.78	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+6.7%

14−16

−6.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +3.2%	30−35 −3.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +3.2%	30−35 −3.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +3.1%	30−35 −3.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +3.2%	30−35 −3.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +3.2%	30−35 −3.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +3.1%	30−35 −3.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +3.1%	30−35 −3.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −5.9%	18 +5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+3.7%

27−30

−3.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +2.3%	40−45 −2.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +5%	20−22 −5%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +1.6%	60−65 −1.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+6.3%

16−18

−6.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +4.8%	40−45 −4.8%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −50%	12 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+11.1%

9−10

−11.1%

This is how RX 460 Mobile and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

R9 M390 is 26% faster in 1080p
R9 M390 is 11% 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 RX 460 Mobile is 17% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M390 is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 460 Mobile is ahead in 32 tests (44%)
R9 M390 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
there's a draw in 38 tests (53%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.21	10.06
Recency	8 August 2016	9 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

RX 460 Mobile has a 1.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 460 Mobile and Radeon R9 M390.

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