Radeon R9 390 vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 1070 Ti
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 180 Watt
38.00
+64.6%

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 390 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking112221
Place by popularity73not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.2712.47
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code namePascal GP104Grenada
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date2 November 2017 (6 years ago)18 June 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $329
Current price$231 (0.6x MSRP)$20 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 Ti has 159% better value for money than R9 390.

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 cores24322560
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1683 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt275 Watt
Texture fill rate255.8160.0
Floating-point performance8,186 gflops5,120 gflops

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 8-pin1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFireno data1

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)no data-
Maximum RAM amount8 GB0 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/s384 GB/s
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.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinityno data1
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMI++
DisplayPort supportno data+
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAccelerationno data-
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data+
TrueAudiono data+
ZeroCoreno data-
VCEno data+
DDMA audiono data+
VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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+
Mantleno data+
CUDA6.1no data

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 Ti 38.00
+64.6%
R9 390 23.08

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 390 by 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1070 Ti 14691
+64.7%
R9 390 8921

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 390 by 65% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1070 Ti 18405
+44.6%
R9 390 12730

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 390 by 45% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD113
+73.8%
65−70
−73.8%
1440p78
+73.3%
45−50
−73.3%
4K58
+65.7%
35−40
−65.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+65%
40−45
−65%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+67.5%
40−45
−67.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+65%
40−45
−65%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+75.7%
70−75
−75.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+68%
50−55
−68%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+65%
40−45
−65%
Far Cry 5 100
+66.7%
60−65
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+74.5%
55−60
−74.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+76.9%
65−70
−76.9%
Hitman 3 95−100
+72.7%
55−60
−72.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+67.1%
85−90
−67.1%
Metro Exodus 138
+72.5%
80−85
−72.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+67.3%
55−60
−67.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+73.3%
75−80
−73.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+75%
40−45
−75%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+67.5%
40−45
−67.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+65%
40−45
−65%
Battlefield 5 60
+71.4%
35−40
−71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+68%
50−55
−68%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+65%
40−45
−65%
Far Cry 5 75
+66.7%
45−50
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 96
+74.5%
55−60
−74.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+76.9%
65−70
−76.9%
Hitman 3 95−100
+72.7%
55−60
−72.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+67.1%
85−90
−67.1%
Metro Exodus 103
+71.7%
60−65
−71.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+67.3%
55−60
−67.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
+75%
24−27
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+72.7%
55−60
−72.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+75%
40−45
−75%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+80%
35−40
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+65%
40−45
−65%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+68%
50−55
−68%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+65%
40−45
−65%
Far Cry 5 59
+68.6%
35−40
−68.6%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+66.7%
60−65
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+67.1%
85−90
−67.1%
Metro Exodus 93
+69.1%
55−60
−69.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+80%
40−45
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+75%
40−45
−75%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+67.3%
55−60
−67.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+77.8%
45−50
−77.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 81
+80%
45−50
−80%
Hitman 3 50−55
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+77.8%
27−30
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+75%
24−27
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+90%
30−33
−90%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 75
+66.7%
45−50
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+80%
45−50
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+82.2%
45−50
−82.2%
Metro Exodus 76
+68.9%
45−50
−68.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+67.3%
55−60
−67.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 67
+67.5%
40−45
−67.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
+75%
24−27
−75%
Hitman 3 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+77.8%
27−30
−77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 28
+75%
16−18
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Battlefield 5 47
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+77.8%
27−30
−77.8%
Metro Exodus 42
+75%
24−27
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%

This is how GTX 1070 Ti and R9 390 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Ti is 74% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 Ti is 73% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 Ti is 66% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.00 23.08
Recency 2 November 2017 18 June 2015
Cost $399 $329
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 275 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 390 in performance tests.


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