NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 vs AMD Radeon R9 390

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Combined performance score

R9 390
23.10
+11.8%

Radeon R9 390 outperforms GeForce GTX 780 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking220245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money12.4716.43
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGrenadaGK110
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (8 years old)23 May 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $649
Current price$20 (0.1x MSRP)$100 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 has 32% better value for money than R9 390.

Technical specs

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 cores25602304
CUDA coresno data2304
Core clock speedno data863 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data95 °C
Texture fill rate160.0160.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance5,120 gflops4,156 gflops

Size and 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 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mm10.5" (26.7 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Minimum recommended system powerno data600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pinOne 8-pin and one 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire1no data

Memory

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 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s288.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 DisplayPortOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
Eyefinity1no data
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
HDCPno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
DisplayPort support+no data
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune+no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore-no data
VCE+no data
DDMA audio+no data
Blu Ray 3Dno data+
3D Gamingno data+
3D Visionno data+
PhysXno data+
3D Vision Liveno data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.3
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
Mantle+no data
CUDAno 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.

R9 390 23.10
+11.8%
GTX 780 20.67

Radeon R9 390 outperforms GeForce GTX 780 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 390 8953
+11.7%
GTX 780 8014

Radeon R9 390 outperforms GeForce GTX 780 by 12% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 390 12730
+21.7%
GTX 780 10460

Radeon R9 390 outperforms GeForce GTX 780 by 22% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

R9 390 1520
GTX 780 1558
+2.5%

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Radeon R9 390 by 3% in Unigine Heaven 4.0.

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 HD60−65
+11.1%
54
−11.1%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 23.10 20.67
Recency 18 June 2015 23 May 2013
Cost $329 $649
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 250 Watt

The Radeon R9 390 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 in performance tests.


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