Radeon R9 M390: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Radeon R9 M390 provides acceptable gaming and benchmark performance at 10.06% 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.
Primary details
Some basic facts about Radeon R9 M390: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in the ranking | 450 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Release date | 9 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
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 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090) |
| Number of transistors | 5000 Million | of 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Radeon R9 M390 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 |
VRAM capacity and type
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 294912 (Radeon Instinct MI325X) |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Shared memory | - |
Connectivity and outputs
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 | + |
Supported 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.
| FreeSync | + | |
| HD3D | + | |
| PowerTune | + | |
| DualGraphics | + | |
| ZeroCore | + | |
| Switchable graphics | + |
API compatibility
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 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.
Send your test results of Radeon R9 M390.
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 | 42 | |
| 4K | 20 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70 | |
| Hitman 3 | 18−20 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55 | |
| Metro Exodus | 30−35 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70 | |
| Hitman 3 | 18−20 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55 | |
| Metro Exodus | 30−35 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70 | |
| Hitman 3 | 18−20 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65 |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30 |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45 | |
| Hitman 3 | 12−14 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22 | |
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18 |
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8 | |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45 | |
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10 |
NVIDIA equivalent
According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to Radeon R9 M390 is GeForce GTX 670MX SLI, which is slower by 1% and lower by 3 positions 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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