AMD Radeon R9 M390 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

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Combined performance score

GTX 680M
8.30

Radeon R9 M390 outperforms GeForce GTX 680M by 18% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking467418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.43no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameN13E-GTXPitcairn
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 June 2012 (11 years old)9 June 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$310.50 no data
Current price$293 (0.9x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores13441024
CUDA cores1344no data
Core clock speed720 MHzno data
Boost clock speed758 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate80.6 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance2,038 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon R9 M390 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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsno data
Eyefinityno data1

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 APIDirectX® 12
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.1Not Listed
Vulkan1.1.126no data
Mantleno data+
CUDA+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.

GTX 680M 8.30
R9 M390 9.80
+18.1%

Radeon R9 M390 outperforms GeForce GTX 680M by 18% in our combined 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%

GTX 680M 5898
R9 M390 6819
+15.6%

Radeon R9 M390 outperforms GeForce GTX 680M by 16% 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:

900p67
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Full HD64
+48.8%
43
−48.8%
4K16−18
−25%
20
+25%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−13%
24−27
+13%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−23.8%
24−27
+23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
−19%
24−27
+19%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−13%
24−27
+13%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−23.8%
24−27
+23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
−19%
24−27
+19%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−82.4%
31
+82.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−23.8%
24−27
+23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−5.9%
18
+5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−100%
12
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

This is how GTX 680M and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • R9 M390 is 11.9% faster than GTX 680M

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 680M is 48.8% faster than R9 M390

4K resolution:

  • R9 M390 is 25% faster than GTX 680M

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 100% faster than the GTX 680M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M390 is ahead in 65 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.30 9.80
Recency 4 June 2012 9 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB

The Radeon R9 M390 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680M in performance tests.


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