GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs Radeon R9 390

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 with GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
20.06

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms R9 390 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking287210
Place by popularitynot in top-10090
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.78no data
Power efficiency5.8728.55
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGrenadaGA106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (10 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores25603840
Core clock speedno data900 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1425 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate160.0171.0
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs160120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30
L1 Cache640 KB3.8 MB
L2 Cache1024 KB3 MB

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pinno data
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 MB6 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
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 and SDK 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
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R9 390 20.06
RTX 3060 Mobile 28.38
+41.5%

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 Samples: 3288 8871
RTX 3060 Mobile Samples: 15365 12550
+41.5%

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 Mobile 20609
+61.9%

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 HD65−70
−49.2%
97
+49.2%
1440p45−50
−42.2%
64
+42.2%
4K27−30
−44.4%
39
+44.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.06no data
1440p7.31no data
4K12.19no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
+0%
103
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+0%
86
+0%
Far Cry 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120
+0%
120
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 88
+0%
88
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 141
+0%
141
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+0%
69
+0%
Dota 2 131
+0%
131
+0%
Far Cry 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 121
+0%
121
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 70
+0%
70
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+0%
142
+0%
Valorant 189
+0%
189
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 131
+0%
131
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Dota 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 58
+0%
58
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
+0%
78
+0%
Valorant 172
+0%
172
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 75
+0%
75
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 304
+0%
304
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 84
+0%
84
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 42
+0%
42
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
+0%
73
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 63
+0%
63
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 25
+0%
25
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

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

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 49% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 42% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 44% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.06 28.38
Recency 18 June 2015 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 41.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 243.8% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Radeon R9 390 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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