Radeon R9 M390 vs 860M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 860M and Radeon R9 M390, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 860M
2025
15 Watt
11.98
+27.4%

860M outperforms R9 M390 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking431497
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency56.34no data
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameStrix PointPitcairn
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateMarch 2025 (recently)9 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores5121024
Core clock speed400 MHzno data
Boost clock speed3000 MHzno data
Number of transistors34,000 million5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate96.00no data
Floating-point processing power3.072 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs32no data
Ray Tracing Cores8no 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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data
Eyefinity-+

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-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.1Not Listed
Vulkan1.3-
Mantle-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Radeon 860M 11.98
+27.4%
R9 M390 9.40

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.

Radeon 860M 11642
+70.7%
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 HD43
+0%
43
+0%
4K24−27
+20%
20
−20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 35
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%
Far Cry 5 47
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Fortnite 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+28.6%
27−30
−28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+27.3%
30−35
−27.3%
Valorant 100−110
+16.9%
85−90
−16.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+19.3%
140−150
−19.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%
Far Cry 5 43
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Fortnite 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+28.6%
27−30
−28.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 46
+35.3%
34
−35.3%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+27.3%
30−35
−27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−3.3%
31
+3.3%
Valorant 100−110
+16.9%
85−90
−16.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 21
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%
Far Cry 5 40
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+27.3%
30−35
−27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+66.7%
18
−66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
+25.7%
70−75
−25.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Valorant 120−130
+22.3%
100−110
−22.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+40.9%
21−24
−40.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%

4K
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+16.7%
12
−16.7%
Valorant 60−65
+29.2%
45−50
−29.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how Radeon 860M and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p
  • Radeon 860M is 20% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 860M is 200% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M390 is 3% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 860M is ahead in 59 tests (89%)
  • R9 M390 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.98 9.40
Chip lithography 4 nm 28 nm

Radeon 860M has a 27.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 860M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390 in performance tests.

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