Radeon RX 560 vs R9 390X

Place in performance ranking	206	435
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.62	1.54
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Grenada XT	Polaris 21
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	16 June 2015 (9 years ago)	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$429	$99
Current price	$19.99 (0x MSRP)	$381 (3.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 390X has 719% better value for money than RX 560.

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	2816	1024
Core clock speed	no data	1175 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	1275 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	184.8	81.60
Floating-point performance	5,914 gflops	2,611 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	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	275 mm	170 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
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	GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	112.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
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_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 390X 24.44
+159%

RX 560 9.45

R9 390X outperforms RX 560 by 159% 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 390X 9439
+159%

RX 560 3648

R9 390X outperforms RX 560 by 159% in Passmark.

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	86 +146%	35 −146%
4K	47 +161%	18−20 −161%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

100−105

+150%

40−45
−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +155%	45−50 −155%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +138%	40−45 −138%
Battlefield 5	200−210 +150%	80−85 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +140%	50−55 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +150%	40−45 −150%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +150%	55−60 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 +150%	60−65 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +155%	100−110 −155%
Hitman 3	120−130 +145%	45−50 −145%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +158%	95−100 −158%
Metro Exodus	200−210 +150%	80−85 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	160−170 +146%	65−70 −146%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	210−220 +153%	80−85 −153%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +157%	70−75 −157%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +155%	45−50 −155%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +138%	40−45 −138%
Battlefield 5	200−210 +150%	80−85 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +140%	50−55 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +150%	40−45 −150%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +150%	55−60 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 +150%	60−65 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +155%	100−110 −155%
Hitman 3	120−130 +145%	45−50 −145%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +158%	95−100 −158%
Metro Exodus	200−210 +150%	80−85 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	160−170 +146%	65−70 −146%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	210−220 +153%	80−85 −153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	190−200 +150%	76 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +157%	70−75 −157%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +155%	45−50 −155%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +138%	40−45 −138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +140%	50−55 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +150%	40−45 −150%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +150%	55−60 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +155%	100−110 −155%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +158%	95−100 −158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	210−220 +153%	80−85 −153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +144%	41 −144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +157%	70−75 −157%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

160−170

+146%

65−70
−146%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +139%	45−50 −139%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +150%	50−55 −150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +140%	24−27 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +158%	30−35 −158%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +133%	14−16 −133%
Far Cry 5	100−105 +138%	40−45 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +145%	45−50 −145%
Hitman 3	75−80 +159%	27−30 −159%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +140%	50−55 −140%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +139%	45−50 −139%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +145%	50−55 −145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +150%	30−33 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +150%	18−20 −150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+144%

40−45
−144%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Hitman 3	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +150%	27−30 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +135%	16−18 −135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +159%	29 −159%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +133%	14−16 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +131%	12−14 −131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +131%	12−14 −131%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +150%	30−35 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +150%	27−30 −150%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%