Radeon R9 M390 vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	304	448
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	N17E-G2 Max-Q	Pitcairn
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)	9 June 2015 (9 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	2048	1024
Core clock speed	1101 - 1215 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1265 - 1379 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	176.5	no data
Floating-point performance	5.648 gflops	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	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	256.3 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	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

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	-	+
VR Ready	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
Mantle	-	+
CUDA	6.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 18.01
+82.1%

R9 M390 9.89

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.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 18688
+174%

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	95 +126%	42 −126%
4K	42 +121%	19 −121%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30
+86.7%

14−16

−86.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +158%	24−27 −158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +100%	14−16 −100%
Battlefield 5	105 +239%	30−35 −239%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +80%	20−22 −80%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +86.7%	14−16 −86.7%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +82.6%	21−24 −82.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 +207%	27−30 −207%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +72.7%	65−70 −72.7%
Hitman 3	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +63%	50−55 −63%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +100%	30−35 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +81.5%	27−30 −81.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130 +306%	30−35 −306%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +36.5%	60−65 −36.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	97 +304%	24−27 −304%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +100%	14−16 −100%
Battlefield 5	92 +197%	30−35 −197%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +80%	20−22 −80%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +86.7%	14−16 −86.7%
Far Cry 5	70 +204%	21−24 −204%
Far Cry New Dawn	77 +175%	27−30 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	199 +202%	65−70 −202%
Hitman 3	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +63%	50−55 −63%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +100%	30−35 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +81.5%	27−30 −81.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +84.4%	30−35 −84.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +36.5%	60−65 −36.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 +75%	24−27 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +100%	14−16 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +80%	20−22 −80%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +86.7%	14−16 −86.7%
Far Cry 5	53 +130%	21−24 −130%
Forza Horizon 4	79 +19.7%	65−70 −19.7%
Hitman 3	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +63%	50−55 −63%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +84.4%	30−35 −84.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +183%	18 −183%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +36.5%	60−65 −36.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
+81.5%

27−30

−81.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +80%	14−16 −80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +123%	40−45 −123%
Hitman 3	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +85%	20−22 −85%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +136%	14−16 −136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +169%	12−14 −169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +122%	9−10 −122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +71.4%	60−65 −71.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
+87.5%

16−18

−87.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Hitman 3	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +119%	40−45 −119%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +167%	12 −167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21 +250%	6−7 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	43 +258%	12−14 −258%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+77.8%

9−10

−77.8%

This is how GTX 1070 Max-Q and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

GTX 1070 Max-Q is 126% faster in 1080p
GTX 1070 Max-Q is 121% faster in 4K

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1070 Max-Q is 306% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 1070 Max-Q surpassed R9 M390 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.01	9.89
Recency	30 May 2017	9 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm

GTX 1070 Max-Q has a 82.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q 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.