GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 and GeForce RTX 4090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
19.87

RTX 4090 outperforms R9 390 by a whopping 332% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2593
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.1518.83
Power efficiency5.7215.09
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGrenadaAD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 4090 has 86% 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 cores256016384
Core clock speedno data2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate160.01,290
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs160512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 mm304 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/s1.01 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

R9 390 19.87
RTX 4090 85.76
+332%

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 8880
RTX 4090 38318
+332%

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 4090 73447
+477%

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 HD55−60
−367%
257
+367%
1440p45−50
−333%
195
+333%
4K30−35
−370%
141
+370%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.98
+4%
6.22
−4%
1440p7.31
+12.2%
8.20
−12.2%
4K10.97
+3.4%
11.34
−3.4%
  • R9 390 and RTX 4090 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
  • R9 390 has 12% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • R9 390 and RTX 4090 have nearly equal cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 351
+0%
351
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 227
+0%
227
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 204
+0%
204
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 340
+0%
340
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 224
+0%
224
+0%
Far Cry 5 210
+0%
210
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 281
+0%
281
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 181
+0%
181
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 340
+0%
340
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 215
+0%
215
+0%
Dota 2 253
+0%
253
+0%
Far Cry 5 202
+0%
202
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 275
+0%
275
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+0%
174
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 159
+0%
159
+0%
Metro Exodus 230
+0%
230
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 582
+0%
582
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 211
+0%
211
+0%
Dota 2 224
+0%
224
+0%
Far Cry 5 188
+0%
188
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 159
+0%
159
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 303
+0%
303
+0%
Valorant 680
+0%
680
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 312
+0%
312
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 162
+0%
162
+0%
Metro Exodus 180
+0%
180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 142
+0%
142
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 255
+0%
255
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 187
+0%
187
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 102
+0%
102
+0%
Metro Exodus 137
+0%
137
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 279
+0%
279
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
+0%
81
+0%
Dota 2 227
+0%
227
+0%
Far Cry 5 170
+0%
170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 86
+0%
86
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how R9 390 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 367% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 333% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 370% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.87 85.76
Recency 18 June 2015 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 450 Watt

R9 390 has 63.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 331.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 390 in performance tests.

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