GeForce RTX 5050 vs Radeon R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 and GeForce RTX 5050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
20.05

5050 outperforms R9 390 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking294117
Place by popularitynot in top-10060
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.6995.53
Power efficiency5.8923.78
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameGrenadaGB207
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (10 years ago)24 June 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 5050 has 886% better value for money than R9 390.

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 cores25602560
Core clock speedno data2317 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2572 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million16,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate160.0205.8
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS13.17 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs16080
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20
L1 Cache640 KB2.5 MB
L2 Cache1024 KB24 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x8
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin1x 8-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 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s320.0 GB/s
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 DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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 support

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+1.4
Mantle+-
CUDA-12.0
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 20.05
RTX 5050 38.30
+91%

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 8864
Samples: 3301
RTX 5050 16932
+91%
Samples: 172

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.05 38.30
Recency 18 June 2015 24 June 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 130 Watt

RTX 5050 has a 91% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 111.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 390 in performance tests.

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AMD Radeon R9 390
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