Radeon R9 390X2 vs GeForce GTX TITAN Z

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	221	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.54	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GK110B	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 May 2014 (9 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,999	no data
Current price	$830 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	2880	no data
CUDA cores	5760	no data
Core clock speed	705 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	876 MHz	1000 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	375 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	338 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	2x 5,046 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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	3-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-pin	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	512
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	no data
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	5400 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	672 GB/s	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 Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	no data
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data
3D Vision Live	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	GDDR5
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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