GeForce GTX 580M vs Radeon R9 M390

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Aggregate performance score

R9 M390
2015
2 GB GDDR5
9.86
+84%

Radeon R9 M390 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking419578
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.48
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code namePitcairnN12E-GTX2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 June 2015 (9 years ago)28 June 2011 (12 years ago)
Current priceno data$170

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores1024384
CUDA coresno data384
Core clock speedno data620 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rateno data39.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data952.3 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M390 and GeForce GTX 580M 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI optionsno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
Eyefinity1no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
3D Blu-Rayno data+
3D Gamingno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 API
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle+no data
CUDAno 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 M390 9.86
+84%
GTX 580M 5.36

Radeon R9 M390 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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 M390 6819
+119%
GTX 580M 3117

Radeon R9 M390 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 119% in 3DMark 11 Performance 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:

900p75−80
+78.6%
42
−78.6%
Full HD42
−28.6%
54
+28.6%
1200p75−80
+78.6%
42
−78.6%
4K20
+100%
10−12
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+108%
12−14
−108%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+78.9%
18−20
−78.9%
Hitman 3 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+64.7%
16−18
−64.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+108%
12−14
−108%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+78.9%
18−20
−78.9%
Hitman 3 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+64.7%
16−18
−64.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+182%
10−12
−182%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+78.9%
18−20
−78.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Hitman 3 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Hitman 3 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 8−9 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

This is how R9 M390 and GTX 580M compete in popular games:

  • R9 M390 is 79% faster in 900p
  • GTX 580M is 29% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M390 is 79% faster in 1200p
  • R9 M390 is 100% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M390 is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M390 surpassed GTX 580M in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.86 5.36
Recency 9 June 2015 28 June 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The Radeon R9 M390 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M in performance tests.


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