Radeon R9 M390 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	129	418
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	92.24	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	N17E-G3	Pitcairn
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	16 August 2016 (7 years ago)	9 June 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499.99	no data
Current price	$230 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2560	1024
CUDA cores	2560	no data
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	283.4	no data
Floating-point performance	9,068 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 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	large	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
SLI options	+	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	10 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	320 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	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
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
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	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	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
Mantle	no data	+
CUDA	+	no 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 1080 Mobile 35.71
+264%

R9 M390 9.82

GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M390 by 264% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 Mobile 28527
+318%

R9 M390 6819

GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M390 by 318% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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	115 +167%	43 −167%
1440p	71 +294%	18−20 −294%
4K	54 +170%	20 −170%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
+313%

14−16

−313%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	59 +181%	21−24 −181%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +420%	14−16 −420%
Battlefield 5	115 +248%	30−35 −248%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	133 +412%	24−27 −412%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +313%	14−16 −313%
Far Cry 5	91 +279%	24−27 −279%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +242%	24−27 −242%
Forza Horizon 4	108 +209%	35−40 −209%
Hitman 3	110−120 +352%	24−27 −352%
Horizon Zero Dawn	84 +320%	20−22 −320%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 +435%	16−18 −435%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +300%	21−24 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	77 +353%	16−18 −353%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	52 +148%	21−24 −148%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 +353%	14−16 −353%
Battlefield 5	112 +239%	30−35 −239%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110 +323%	24−27 −323%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +313%	14−16 −313%
Far Cry 5	117 +388%	24−27 −388%
Far Cry New Dawn	85 +227%	24−27 −227%
Forza Horizon 4	106 +203%	35−40 −203%
Hitman 3	110−120 +352%	24−27 −352%
Horizon Zero Dawn	68 +240%	20−22 −240%
Metro Exodus	73 +387%	14−16 −387%
Red Dead Redemption 2	51 +200%	16−18 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	83 +295%	21−24 −295%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	142 +358%	31 −358%
Watch Dogs: Legion	68 +300%	16−18 −300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 +152%	21−24 −152%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +293%	14−16 −293%
Battlefield 5	102 +209%	30−35 −209%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +313%	14−16 −313%
Far Cry 5	108 +350%	24−27 −350%
Far Cry New Dawn	77 +196%	24−27 −196%
Forza Horizon 4	102 +191%	35−40 −191%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +311%	18 −311%
Watch Dogs: Legion	51 +200%	16−18 −200%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	74 +429%	14−16 −429%
Hitman 3	65−70 +333%	14−16 −333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	49 +227%	14−16 −227%
Metro Exodus	44 +450%	8−9 −450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 +357%	7−8 −357%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 +377%	12−14 −377%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 +367%	9−10 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	46 +667%	6−7 −667%
Battlefield 5	86 +438%	16−18 −438%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Far Cry 5	74 +393%	14−16 −393%
Far Cry New Dawn	74 +363%	16−18 −363%
Forza Horizon 4	87 +383%	18−20 −383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +444%	9−10 −444%
Watch Dogs: Legion	37 +825%	4−5 −825%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40 +567%	6−7 −567%
Hitman 3	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14 +75%	8−9 −75%
Metro Exodus	27 +800%	3−4 −800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20 +300%	5−6 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	31 +520%	5−6 −520%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +325%	12 −325%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +520%	5−6 −520%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +575%	4−5 −575%
Battlefield 5	52 +550%	8−9 −550%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	40 +400%	8−9 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	45 +350%	10−11 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +408%	12−14 −408%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 +600%	3−4 −600%