GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Radeon R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 and GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
23.15

RTX 3090 Ti outperforms R9 390 by a whopping 233% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking24410
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.828.29
Power efficiency5.8111.81
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGrenadaGA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 390 has 43% better value for money than RTX 3090 Ti.

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 cores256010752
Core clock speedno data1560 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1860 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate160.0625.0
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS40 TFLOPS
ROPs64112
TMUs160336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 mm336 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount0 MB24 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s1,008 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
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 23.15
RTX 3090 Ti 77.04
+233%

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 8901
RTX 3090 Ti 29622
+233%

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 3090 Ti 53110
+317%

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
−238%
220
+238%
1440p45−50
−240%
153
+240%
4K30−35
−260%
108
+260%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.06
+79.5%
9.09
−79.5%
1440p7.31
+78.7%
13.07
−78.7%
4K10.97
+68.8%
18.51
−68.8%
  • R9 390 has 80% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • R9 390 has 79% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • R9 390 has 69% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 219
+0%
219
+0%
Elden Ring 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 101
+0%
101
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+0%
86
+0%
Dota 2 185
+0%
185
+0%
Elden Ring 317
+0%
317
+0%
Far Cry 5 136
+0%
136
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170
+0%
170
+0%
Metro Exodus 73
+0%
73
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 76
+0%
76
+0%
Dota 2 195
+0%
195
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 151
+0%
151
+0%
Elden Ring 208
+0%
208
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 151
+0%
151
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+0%
52
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Dota 2 181
+0%
181
+0%
Elden Ring 116
+0%
116
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 181
+0%
181
+0%
Metro Exodus 84
+0%
84
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+0%
181
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+0%
27
+0%
Dota 2 184
+0%
184
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

This is how R9 390 and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 Ti is 238% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 240% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 260% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.15 77.04
Recency 18 June 2015 27 January 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 450 Watt

R9 390 has 63.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 232.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 390 in performance tests.


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