GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
23.11

GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms R9 390 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking242217
Place by popularitynot in top-10018
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.7822.57
Power efficiency5.7614.21
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGrenadaGP106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)18 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 3 GB has 92% better value for money than R9 390.

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 cores25601152
Core clock speedno data1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate160.0123.0
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS3.935 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs16072

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mm250 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount0 MB3 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s192.2 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan++
Mantle+-
CUDA-6.1

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. 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.

R9 390 23.11
GTX 1060 3 GB 24.88
+7.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R9 390 8908
GTX 1060 3 GB 9588
+7.6%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.11 24.88
Recency 18 June 2015 18 August 2016
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 1060 3 GB has a 7.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 129.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 390 and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.


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AMD Radeon R9 390
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