Radeon RX 7700 XT vs R9 390X

Place in performance ranking	206	34
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.62	41.06
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Grenada XT	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	16 June 2015 (9 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$429	$449
Current price	$19.99 (0x MSRP)	$443 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7700 XT has 225% better value for money than R9 390X.

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	3456
Core clock speed	no data	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	2544 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	245 Watt
Texture fill rate	184.8	549.5
Floating-point performance	5,914 gflops	no data

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 4.0 x16
Length	275 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin	2x 8-pin
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	GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	432.0 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	+	1.3
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

RX 7700 XT 57.56
+136%

RX 7700 XT outperforms R9 390X by 136% 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

RX 7700 XT 22229
+136%

RX 7700 XT outperforms R9 390X by 136% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 390X 17944

RX 7700 XT 57340
+220%

RX 7700 XT outperforms R9 390X by 220% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 390X 35807

RX 7700 XT 126733
+254%

RX 7700 XT outperforms R9 390X by 254% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 390X 12389

RX 7700 XT 42801
+245%

RX 7700 XT outperforms R9 390X by 245% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 390X 74351

RX 7700 XT 201871
+172%

RX 7700 XT outperforms R9 390X by 172% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

R9 390X 318024

RX 7700 XT 730434
+130%

RX 7700 XT outperforms R9 390X by 130% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 −109%	180 +109%
1440p	40−45 −158%	103 +158%
4K	47 −25.5%	59 +25.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

80−85
−141%

193

+141%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −136%	165 +136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −140%	180 +140%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −144%	180−190 +144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −142%	100−110 +142%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −143%	158 +143%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −142%	100−110 +142%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −153%	130−140 +153%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −153%	278 +153%
Hitman 3	45−50 −149%	110−120 +149%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −144%	391 +144%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −145%	130−140 +145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −160%	110−120 +160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 −149%	398 +149%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −144%	120−130 +144%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −147%	148 +147%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −148%	149 +148%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −144%	180−190 +144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −142%	100−110 +142%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −140%	132 +140%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −142%	100−110 +142%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −153%	130−140 +153%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −138%	190−200 +138%
Hitman 3	45−50 −149%	110−120 +149%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 −140%	240−250 +140%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −153%	76 +153%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −160%	110−120 +160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 −139%	334 +139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −146%	295 +146%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −144%	120−130 +144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −142%	121 +142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −140%	132 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −142%	100−110 +142%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −144%	122 +144%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −142%	100−110 +142%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −143%	231 +143%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −140%	216 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −139%	287 +139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 −140%	168 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −144%	120−130 +144%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
−160%

110−120

+160%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −146%	120−130 +146%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −140%	130−140 +140%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −145%	98 +145%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −153%	101 +153%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −160%	90−95 +160%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −167%	80 +167%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −142%	157 +142%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −146%	197 +146%
Hitman 3	30−33 −170%	80−85 +170%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −144%	171 +144%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −144%	134 +144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −141%	193 +141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −140%	120 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −146%	55−60 +146%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−145%

95−100
+145%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −137%	60−65 +137%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Hitman 3	18−20 −172%	45−50 +172%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −173%	80−85 +173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −144%	66 +144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −154%	89 +154%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −142%	58 +142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −146%	59 +146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −156%	40−45 +156%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −157%	36 +157%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −138%	35−40 +138%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −144%	134 +144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −158%	103 +158%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −154%	89 +154%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −143%	30−35 +143%