Radeon R9 M390: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at 9.81% of a leader's which is GeForce RTX 4090.
Summary
AMD started Radeon R9 M390 sales 9 June 2015. This is a laptop graphics card based on a GCN architecture and made with 28 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers. 2 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at are supplied.
General info
Some basic facts about Radeon R9 M390: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance ranking | 418 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Release date | 9 June 2015 (8 years ago) |
Technical specs
Radeon R9 M390's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Radeon R9 M390's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1024 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| Number of transistors | 5000 Million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | of 4 (Radeon 780M) |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon R9 M390's compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on Radeon R9 M390: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Shared memory | - |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon R9 M390. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Eyefinity | 1 |
Technologies
Technological solutions and APIs supported by Radeon R9 M390. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | - | |
| Enduro | - | |
| FreeSync | 1 | |
| HD3D | + | |
| PowerTune | + | |
| DualGraphics | 1 | |
| TrueAudio | - | |
| ZeroCore | + | |
| Switchable graphics | 1 |
API support
APIs supported by Radeon R9 M390, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | of 4.6 (GeForce RTX 4090) |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | |
| Mantle | + |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of Radeon R9 M390. 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.
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%
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Gaming performance
Let's see how good Radeon R9 M390 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 43 | |
| 4K | 20 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40 | |
| Hitman 3 | 24−27 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40 | |
| Hitman 3 | 24−27 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22 | |
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 31 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18 |
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16 | |
| Hitman 3 | 14−16 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18 | |
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6 |
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7 | |
| Hitman 3 | 9−10 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4 |
NVIDIA equivalent
According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to Radeon R9 M390 is GeForce GTX 670MX SLI, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon R9 M390:
Similar GPUs
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Recommended processors
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