Radeon RX Vega 11 vs R9 390

Place in performance ranking	223	572
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.47	0.76
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Grenada	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (8 years ago)	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$20 (0.1x MSRP)	$475

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 390 has 1541% better value for money than RX Vega 11.

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	704
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1240 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	160.0	61.60
Floating-point performance	5,120 gflops	1,760 gflops

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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	IGP
Length	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
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	System Shared
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	512 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	no data
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	6.4
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 23.07
+321%

RX Vega 11 5.48

R9 390 outperforms RX Vega 11 by 321% based on our aggregated 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 8928
+321%

RX Vega 11 2120

R9 390 outperforms RX Vega 11 by 321% 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
+264%

RX Vega 11 3494

R9 390 outperforms RX Vega 11 by 264% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.