RTX A2000 Embedded vs Radeon R9 390X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390X with RTX A2000 Embedded, including specs and performance data.

R9 390X
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
23.91

RTX A2000 Embedded outperforms R9 390X by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking234184
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.91no data
Power efficiency6.1162.40
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGrenadaGA107S
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$429 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores28162560
Core clock speedno data607 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1177 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate184.894.16
Floating-point processing power5.914 TFLOPS6.026 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs17680
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 x8
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pinNone
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 MB4 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s96 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 DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
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 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
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

R9 390X 23.91
RTX A2000 Embedded 31.10
+30.1%

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 390X 9410
RTX A2000 Embedded 12238
+30.1%

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 HD91
−20.9%
110−120
+20.9%
4K48
−25%
60−65
+25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.71no data
4K8.94no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−27%
80−85
+27%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−27%
80−85
+27%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−29.9%
100−105
+29.9%
Fortnite 110−120
−21.7%
140−150
+21.7%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Valorant 160−170
−25%
200−210
+25%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−27%
80−85
+27%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−19%
300−310
+19%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%
Dota 2 110−120
−26.1%
150−160
+26.1%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−29.9%
100−105
+29.9%
Fortnite 110−120
−21.7%
140−150
+21.7%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
−19%
100−105
+19%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−30%
65−70
+30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
−25%
95−100
+25%
Valorant 160−170
−25%
200−210
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%
Dota 2 110−120
−26.1%
150−160
+26.1%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−29.9%
100−105
+29.9%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
−22%
50−55
+22%
Valorant 160−170
−25%
200−210
+25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−21.7%
140−150
+21.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−29.6%
210−220
+29.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−29%
40−45
+29%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−25.7%
220−230
+25.7%
Valorant 200−210
−30%
260−270
+30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−25%
80−85
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−27.1%
75−80
+27.1%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−29.6%
70−75
+29.6%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Valorant 130−140
−27.8%
170−180
+27.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Dota 2 75−80
−25%
95−100
+25%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%

This is how R9 390X and RTX A2000 Embedded compete in popular games:

  • RTX A2000 Embedded is 21% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A2000 Embedded is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.91 31.10
Recency 18 June 2015 30 March 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 35 Watt

RTX A2000 Embedded has a 30.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 685.7% lower power consumption.

The RTX A2000 Embedded is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 390X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 390X is a desktop card while RTX A2000 Embedded is a mobile workstation one.

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