GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon R9 M390

Place in the ranking	461	43
Place by popularity	not in top-100	37
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	57.99
Power efficiency	no data	18.17
Architecture	GCN (2012−2015)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	9 June 2015 (9 years ago)	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores	1024	5888
Core clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1725 MHz
Number of transistors	5000 Million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	317.4
Floating-point processing power	no data	20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	184
Tensor Cores	no data	184
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	448.0 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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	-	+

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	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.0
Vulkan	-	1.2
Mantle	+	-
CUDA	-	8.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. 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.

R9 M390 9.91

RTX 3070 58.08
+486%

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.

R9 M390 6819

RTX 3070 43005
+531%

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 HD	44 −241%	150 +241%
1440p	16−18 −513%	98 +513%
4K	21 −205%	64 +205%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.33
1440p	no data	5.09
4K	no data	7.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −684%	149 +684%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −635%	147 +635%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −266%	110−120 +266%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −611%	135 +611%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −520%	124 +520%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −678%	311 +678%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −456%	139 +456%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −359%	124 +359%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −354%	118 +354%
Valorant	35−40 −547%	246 +547%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −266%	110−120 +266%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −516%	117 +516%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −445%	109 +445%
Dota 2	22 −523%	137 +523%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −122%	91 +122%
Fortnite	55−60 −295%	220−230 +295%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −540%	256 +540%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −476%	144 +476%
Grand Theft Auto V	34 −294%	134 +294%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −296%	107 +296%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −179%	210−220 +179%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −277%	98 +277%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 −427%	170−180 +427%
Valorant	35−40 −318%	159 +318%
World of Tanks	140−150 −95.1%	270−280 +95.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −266%	110−120 +266%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −453%	105 +453%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −355%	91 +355%
Dota 2	35−40 −247%	125 +247%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −185%	110−120 +185%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −458%	223 +458%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −372%	118 +372%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −179%	210−220 +179%
Valorant	35−40 −524%	237 +524%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 −654%	98 +654%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −631%	95 +631%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −272%	170−180 +272%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −688%	63 +688%
World of Tanks	70−75 −437%	350−400 +437%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −358%	85−90 +358%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −625%	58 +625%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −662%	160−170 +662%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −655%	166 +655%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −553%	98 +553%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −432%	101 +432%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −815%	110−120 +815%
Valorant	24−27 −732%	208 +732%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −136%	30−35 +136%
Dota 2	20−22 −485%	117 +485%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −475%	115 +475%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −880%	49 +880%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −610%	200−210 +610%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −617%	43 +617%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −485%	117 +485%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −722%	70−75 +722%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −14.3%	16 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −833%	28 +833%
Dota 2	20−22 −525%	125 +525%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −775%	100−110 +775%
Fortnite	10−11 −860%	95−100 +860%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −654%	98 +654%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −714%	57 +714%
Valorant	10−11 −1060%	116 +1060%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

This is how R9 M390 and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 is 241% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 is 513% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 is 205% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 is 1060% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3070 is ahead in 63 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.91	58.08
Recency	9 June 2015	1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm

RTX 3070 has a 486.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M390 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.