Radeon RX 7900 XT vs R9 390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 7900 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 390
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
23.15

RX 7900 XT outperforms R9 390 by a whopping 225% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking24412
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.8237.79
Power efficiency5.8117.30
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGrenadaNavi 31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XT has 220% 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 cores25605376
Core clock speedno data1387 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2394 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate160.0804.4
Floating-point processing power5.12 TFLOPS51.48 TFLOPS
ROPs64192
TMUs160336
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 mm276 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin2x 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 MB20 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s800.0 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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
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 Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-

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
RX 7900 XT 75.23
+225%

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
RX 7900 XT 28929
+225%

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
RX 7900 XT 63712
+400%

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 HD60−65
−242%
205
+242%
1440p40−45
−235%
134
+235%
4K27−30
−226%
88
+226%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.48
−25%
4.39
+25%
1440p8.23
−22.6%
6.71
+22.6%
4K12.19
−19.3%
10.22
+19.3%
  • RX 7900 XT has 25% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT has 23% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT has 19% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 237
+0%
237
+0%
Elden Ring 230
+0%
230
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190
+0%
190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
+0%
106
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 580
+0%
580
+0%
Metro Exodus 163
+0%
163
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 186
+0%
186
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
+0%
95
+0%
Dota 2 181
+0%
181
+0%
Elden Ring 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Far Cry 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 492
+0%
492
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 173
+0%
173
+0%
Metro Exodus 161
+0%
161
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+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 2 168
+0%
168
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 89
+0%
89
+0%
Dota 2 184
+0%
184
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 424
+0%
424
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Elden Ring 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 159
+0%
159
+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 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+0%
61
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 325
+0%
325
+0%
Metro Exodus 141
+0%
141
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50
+0%
50
+0%
Dota 2 175
+0%
175
+0%
Elden Ring 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+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 175
+0%
175
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 153
+0%
153
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+0%
173
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

This is how R9 390 and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is 242% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT is 235% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT is 226% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.15 75.23
Recency 18 June 2015 3 November 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 300 Watt

R9 390 has 9.1% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has a 225% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 390 in performance tests.


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