GeForce GT 610 vs Radeon R9 M390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M390 with GeForce GT 610, including specs and performance data.

R9 M390
2015
2 GB GDDR5
9.62
+1073%

R9 M390 outperforms GT 610 by a whopping 1073% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4681152
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiencyno data1.95
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code namePitcairnGF119
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 June 2015 (9 years ago)2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

no data

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 cores102448
Core clock speedno data810 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million292 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rateno data6.480
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1024 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 Connectorsno dataDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-
3D Blu-Ray-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGL4.44.2
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkan-N/A
Mantle+-
CUDA-+

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 HD43
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
4K20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data13.33
4Kno data39.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Fortnite 50−55
+1250%
4−5
−1250%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Valorant 85−90
+1157%
7−8
−1157%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+1290%
10−11
−1290%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Dota 2 65−70
+1220%
5−6
−1220%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Fortnite 50−55
+1250%
4−5
−1250%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Valorant 85−90
+1157%
7−8
−1157%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Dota 2 65−70
+1220%
5−6
−1220%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Valorant 85−90
+1157%
7−8
−1157%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+1250%
4−5
−1250%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+1280%
5−6
−1280%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Metro Exodus 10−11 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Valorant 100−110
+1175%
8−9
−1175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Far Cry 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Valorant 45−50
+1075%
4−5
−1075%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Far Cry 5 9−10 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10 0−1

This is how R9 M390 and GT 610 compete in popular games:

  • R9 M390 is 1333% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M390 is 1900% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.62 0.82
Recency 9 June 2015 2 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1024 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R9 M390 has a 1073.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M390 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M390 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 610 is a desktop one.

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