Radeon R9 390X2 vs R9 390 X2

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	23
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	Grenada	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 September 2015 (8 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,399	no data
Current price	$225 (0.2x MSRP)	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	no data
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1000 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	580 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	160.0	no data
Floating-point performance	2x 5,120 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Width	3-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	4x 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	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	512 Bit	5400 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	345.6 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	GDDR5
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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