Radeon R9 M390 vs RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	449	458
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.69	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	Pitcairn
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2018 (6 years ago)	9 June 2015 (9 years ago)

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	1280	1024
Core clock speed	931 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,000 million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	80.88	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	80	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	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	IGP	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	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	179.2 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	-	+

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	40−45 −10%	44 +10%
4K	21−24 +0%	21 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite	55−60 +7.3%	55−60 −7.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +4%	75−80 −4%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 +63.6%	22 −63.6%
Fortnite	55−60 +1.7%	55−60 −1.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +5.9%	34 −5.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +1.3%	75−80 −1.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −10%	33 +10%
World of Tanks	140−150 +1.4%	140−150 −1.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +1.3%	75−80 −1.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
+7.3%

55−60

−7.3%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12
+10%

10−11

−10%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Elden Ring	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Elden Ring	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
World of Tanks	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

R9 M390 is 10% faster in 1080p
A tie in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 64% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M390 is 10% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega M GL is ahead in 7 tests (11%)
R9 M390 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
there's a draw in 55 tests (87%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.09	9.91
Recency	1 February 2018	9 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

RX Vega M GL has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 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 Vega M GL and Radeon R9 M390.

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