Radeon R9 390 vs TITAN Xp

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared TITAN Xp and Radeon R9 390, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

TITAN Xp
2017
12 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
50.41
+118%

TITAN Xp outperforms R9 390 by a whopping 118% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking59243
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.8911.78
Power efficiency13.825.76
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGP102Grenada
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date6 April 2017 (7 years ago)18 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

TITAN Xp has 9% 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 cores38402560
Core clock speed1405 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1582 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt275 Watt
Texture fill rate379.7160.0
Floating-point processing power12.15 TFLOPS5.12 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs240160

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm275 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1 x 6-pin, 1 x 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 typeGDDR5XGDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)no data-
Maximum RAM amount12 GB0 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1426 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth547.6 GB/s384 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
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 audiono data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.131+
Mantle-+
CUDA6.1-

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.

TITAN Xp 50.41
+118%
R9 390 23.11

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.

TITAN Xp 19424
+118%
R9 390 8904

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 50.41 23.11
Recency 6 April 2017 18 June 2015
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 275 Watt

TITAN Xp has a 118.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.

The TITAN Xp is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 390 in performance tests.


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Community ratings

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