GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs Radeon R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
22.10

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms R9 390 by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking24751
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.2968.28
Power efficiency5.8018.29
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGrenadaGA104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 December 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 Ti has 505% 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 cores25604864
Core clock speedno data1410 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate160.0253.1
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS16.2 TFLOPS
ROPs6480
TMUs160152
Tensor Coresno data152
Ray Tracing Coresno data38

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 4.0 x16
Length275 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount0 MB8 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s448.0 GB/s
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x 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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan+1.2
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.6

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 22.10
RTX 3060 Ti 50.73
+130%

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 8902
RTX 3060 Ti 20429
+129%

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.

R9 390 12730
RTX 3060 Ti 28145
+121%

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
−137%
142
+137%
1440p30−35
−160%
78
+160%
4K21−24
−133%
49
+133%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.48
−95.1%
2.81
+95.1%
1440p10.97
−114%
5.12
+114%
4K15.67
−92.4%
8.14
+92.4%
  • RTX 3060 Ti has 95% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Ti has 114% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Ti has 92% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 161
+0%
161
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 83
+0%
83
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220
+0%
220
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 155
+0%
155
+0%
Metro Exodus 113
+0%
113
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 320
+0%
320
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
+0%
81
+0%
Dota 2 142
+0%
142
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 192
+0%
192
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 136
+0%
136
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
+0%
141
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 89
+0%
89
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Dota 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 174
+0%
174
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 115
+0%
115
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 274
+0%
274
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 97
+0%
97
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
World of Tanks 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+0%
50
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 139
+0%
139
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Metro Exodus 93
+0%
93
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 219
+0%
219
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 107
+0%
107
+0%
Metro Exodus 43
+0%
43
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 38
+0%
38
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 107
+0%
107
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+0%
24
+0%
Dota 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Valorant 122
+0%
122
+0%

This is how R9 390 and RTX 3060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Ti is 137% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 160% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 133% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.10 50.73
Recency 18 June 2015 1 December 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 200 Watt

RTX 3060 Ti has a 129.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 37.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 390 in performance tests.


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