Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs R9 390

Place in performance ranking	222	393
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.47	5.10
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	Grenada	Polaris 11
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)	5 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$20 (0.1x MSRP)	$520

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 390 has 145% better value for money than RX 560X Mobile.

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	1024
Core clock speed	no data	1172 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1275 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	60-80 Watt
Texture fill rate	160.0	81.60
Floating-point performance	5,120 gflops	2,611 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 560X Mobile 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	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin	no data
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	GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	92.8 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	+
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_0)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
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 23.08
+108%

RX 560X Mobile 11.09

R9 390 outperforms RX 560X Mobile by 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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
+101%

RX 560X Mobile 6329

R9 390 outperforms RX 560X Mobile by 101% 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

70−75
+94.4%

−94.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

45−50
+95.7%

−95.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +100%	25 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +100%	30 −100%
Battlefield 5	100−105 +104%	49 −104%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +105%	21−24 −105%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +106%	17 −106%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +100%	35 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +102%	42 −102%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +92.3%	52 −92.3%
Hitman 3	45−50 +87.5%	24 −87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +107%	45−50 −107%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +100%	45 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +102%	47 −102%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 +96.1%	51 −96.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +107%	29 −107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +90.5%	21 −90.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +90.5%	21 −90.5%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +94.4%	36 −94.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +105%	21−24 −105%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +100%	15 −100%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +107%	29 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +96.4%	28 −96.4%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +100%	105 −100%
Hitman 3	45−50 +95.7%	23 −95.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +107%	45−50 −107%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +100%	35 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +100%	35 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +102%	42 −102%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +94.4%	36 −94.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +105%	35−40 −105%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +87.5%	16 −87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +106%	16−18 −106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +105%	21−24 −105%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +108%	13 −108%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +90.5%	21 −90.5%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +97.4%	38 −97.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +107%	45−50 −107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +103%	37 −103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +105%	22 −105%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +90.9%	11 −90.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
+100%

−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +105%	21−24 −105%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +108%	12−14 −108%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +94.4%	18−20 −94.4%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Hitman 3	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +95.7%	21−24 −95.7%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +106%	16−18 −106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+94.4%

18−20

−94.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Hitman 3	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%