GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs Radeon R9 390

Place in performance ranking	222	77
Place by popularity	not in top-100	19
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.47	29.50
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Grenada	Turing TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)	2 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$399
Current price	$20 (0.1x MSRP)	$374 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 Super has 137% better value for money than R9 390.

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	2176
Core clock speed	no data	1470 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	160.0	224.4
Floating-point performance	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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	275 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin	1x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	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	GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	+	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	no data	7.5

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 23.09

RTX 2060 Super 42.88
+85.7%

GeForce RTX 2060 Super outperforms Radeon R9 390 by 86% based on our aggregate 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 8915

RTX 2060 Super 16559
+85.7%

GeForce RTX 2060 Super outperforms Radeon R9 390 by 86% 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

RTX 2060 Super 21970
+72.6%

GeForce RTX 2060 Super outperforms Radeon R9 390 by 73% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD	60−65 −96.7%	118 +96.7%
1440p	35−40 −97.1%	69 +97.1%
4K	24−27 −87.5%	45 +87.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

88
−81.8%

160−170

+81.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	101 −78.2%	180−190 +78.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Battlefield 5	163 −84%	300−310 +84%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	102 −76.5%	180−190 +76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −77.2%	140−150 +77.2%
Far Cry 5	130 −84.6%	240−250 +84.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	144 −80.6%	260−270 +80.6%
Forza Horizon 4	152 −84.2%	280−290 +84.2%
Hitman 3	94 −80.9%	170−180 +80.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	231 −73.2%	400−450 +73.2%
Metro Exodus	144 −80.6%	260−270 +80.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 −80.3%	220−230 +80.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	228 −75.4%	400−450 +75.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	104 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85 −76.5%	150−160 +76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Battlefield 5	150 −80%	270−280 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95 −78.9%	170−180 +78.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Far Cry 5	108 −85.2%	200−210 +85.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	106 −79.2%	190−200 +79.2%
Forza Horizon 4	271 −84.5%	500−550 +84.5%
Hitman 3	77 −81.8%	140−150 +81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	293 −70.6%	500−550 +70.6%
Metro Exodus	132 −81.8%	240−250 +81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 −81.8%	220−230 +81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	184 −63%	300−310 +63%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	163 −84%	300−310 +84%
Watch Dogs: Legion	216 −85.2%	400−450 +85.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	61 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	71 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 −77.4%	110−120 +77.4%
Far Cry 5	74 −75.7%	130−140 +75.7%
Forza Horizon 4	120 −83.3%	220−230 +83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	131 −83.2%	240−250 +83.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	156 −79.5%	280−290 +79.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85 −76.5%	150−160 +76.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

114

−84.2%

210−220
+84.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	96 −77.1%	170−180 +77.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	114 −84.2%	210−220 +84.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	52 −82.7%	95−100 +82.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 −80.9%	85−90 +80.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70 −71.4%	120−130 +71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −75%	70−75 +75%
Far Cry 5	88 −81.8%	160−170 +81.8%
Forza Horizon 4	98 −83.7%	180−190 +83.7%
Hitman 3	58 −72.4%	100−105 +72.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	99 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%
Metro Exodus	87 −83.9%	160−170 +83.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 −84.2%	210−220 +84.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −71.9%	110−120 +71.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	44 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

82
−82.9%

150−160

+82.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	47 −80.9%	85−90 +80.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 −82.9%	75−80 +82.9%
Hitman 3	39 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	38 −84.2%	70−75 +84.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	29 −72.4%	50−55 +72.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Far Cry 5	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	67 −79.1%	120−130 +79.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	56 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Metro Exodus	49 −83.7%	90−95 +83.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 −80%	45−50 +80%