Radeon RX 5300M vs R9 390

Place in performance ranking	222	390
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.47	12.65
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Grenada	Navi 14 / E19M-E65
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)	13 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$20 (0.1x MSRP)	$525

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5300M has 1% better value for money than R9 390.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2560	1408
Core clock speed	no data	1036 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1445 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	160.0	127.2
Floating-point performance	5,120 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 5300M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin	None
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	3 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	168.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 23.09
+107%

RX 5300M 11.15

R9 390 outperforms RX 5300M by 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 390 8915
+107%

RX 5300M 4307

R9 390 outperforms RX 5300M by 107% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 390 12730
+23.5%

RX 5300M 10306

R9 390 outperforms RX 5300M by 24% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD

130−140
+103%

−103%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+113%

8−9
−113%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	59 +119%	27−30 −119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +119%	16−18 −119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	51 +113%	24−27 −113%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Far Cry 5	70 +133%	30−33 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	79 +126%	35−40 −126%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +125%	24−27 −125%
Hitman 3	21−24 +110%	10−11 −110%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Metro Exodus	87 +118%	40−45 −118%
Red Dead Redemption 2	71 +137%	30−33 −137%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +113%	16−18 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +117%	18−20 −117%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 +133%	18−20 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +119%	16−18 −119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	41 +128%	18−20 −128%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Far Cry 5	61 +126%	27−30 −126%
Far Cry New Dawn	54 +125%	24−27 −125%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +125%	24−27 −125%
Hitman 3	21−24 +110%	10−11 −110%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Metro Exodus	66 +120%	30−33 −120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	61 +126%	27−30 −126%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +113%	16−18 −113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +122%	27−30 −122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +117%	18−20 −117%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 +108%	12−14 −108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	22 +120%	10−11 −120%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Far Cry 5	38 +111%	18−20 −111%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +125%	24−27 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +113%	16−18 −113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38 +111%	18−20 −111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +117%	18−20 −117%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

53
+121%

24−27

−121%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +120%	10−11 −120%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +110%	10−11 −110%
Hitman 3	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+125%

8−9
−125%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Hitman 3	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%