Radeon R9 M390 vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M390 by 30% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 362 | 418 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | no data | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | April 2018 (6 years ago) | 9 June 2015 (8 years ago) |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1366 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1442 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5000 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and Radeon R9 M390 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
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 | 3 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1752 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 84 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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.
| Eyefinity | no data | 1 |
| G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| Multi-Projection | + | no data |
| Multi Monitor | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | + | no data |
| Mantle | no data | + |
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 | 55−60
+27.9%
| 43
−27.9%
|
| 4K | 24−27
+20%
| 20
−20%
|
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 12.78 | 9.82 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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