Radeon R9 M390 vs GeForce GTX 680MX

Place in performance ranking	394	419
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.68	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	no data	Pitcairn
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	9 June 2015 (8 years ago)
Current price	$200	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	1536	1024
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	720 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3540 Million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion/sec	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680MX 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	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
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	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	160 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.

Eyefinity

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Supported 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
3D Vision	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	Not Listed
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 680MX 10.70
+8.7%

R9 M390 9.84

GeForce GTX 680MX outperforms Radeon R9 M390 by 9% 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 680MX 6736

R9 M390 6819
+1.2%

Radeon R9 M390 outperforms GeForce GTX 680MX by 1% 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	55 +27.9%	43 −27.9%
4K	21−24 +5%	20 −5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+13.3%

14−16

−13.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +9.1%	30−35 −9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +7.7%	24−27 −7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +8%	24−27 −8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +11.5%	24−27 −11.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Hitman 3	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +10%	20−22 −10%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +9.1%	30−35 −9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +7.7%	24−27 −7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +8%	24−27 −8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +11.5%	24−27 −11.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Hitman 3	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +10%	20−22 −10%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 −19.2%	31 +19.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +9.1%	30−35 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +8%	24−27 −8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +11.5%	24−27 −11.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −28.6%	18 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Hitman 3	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −33.3%	12 +33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how GTX 680MX and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

GTX 680MX is 28% faster in 1080p
GTX 680MX is 5% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 680MX is 33% faster than the R9 M390.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M390 is 33% faster than the GTX 680MX.

All in all, in popular games: