HD Graphics 3000 vs Radeon R9 M390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M390 and HD Graphics 3000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M390
2015
2 GB GDDR5
9.87
+1395%

R9 M390 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 1395% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking4191147
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code namePitcairnSandy Bridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Current priceno data$476

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 cores102412
Core clock speedno data350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1350 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million995 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no dataunknown
Texture fill rateno data13.80
Floating-point performanceno data20.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M390 and HD Graphics 3000 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGL4.43.1
OpenCLNot ListedN/A
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle+no data

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 HD42
+425%
8
−425%
4K20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220−230
+1367%
14−16
−1367%
Battlefield 5 450−500
+1352%
30−35
−1352%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 300−310
+1204%
21−24
−1204%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 700−750
+1358%
45−50
−1358%
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 400−450
+1233%
30−33
−1233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 400−450
+1329%
27−30
−1329%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220−230
+1367%
14−16
−1367%
Battlefield 5 450−500
+1352%
30−35
−1352%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 300−310
+1204%
21−24
−1204%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 700−750
+1358%
45−50
−1358%
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 400−450
+1233%
30−33
−1233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 400−450
+1329%
27−30
−1329%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220−230
+1367%
14−16
−1367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 300−310
+1204%
21−24
−1204%
Forza Horizon 4 700−750
+1358%
45−50
−1358%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 400−450
+1329%
27−30
−1329%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 280−290
+1374%
18−20
−1374%
Far Cry New Dawn 230−240
+1338%
16−18
−1338%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+1300%
10−11
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+1317%
6−7
−1317%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+1344%
18−20
−1344%
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 200−210
+1329%
14−16
−1329%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190−200
+1362%
12−14
−1362%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+1344%
9−10
−1344%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+1300%
5−6
−1300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+1344%
9−10
−1344%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−105
+1329%
7−8
−1329%
Hitman 3 85−90
+1317%
6−7
−1317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+1300%
5−6
−1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+1317%
12
−1317%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+1300%
5−6
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+1317%
12−14
−1317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

This is how R9 M390 and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:

  • R9 M390 is 425% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M390 is 1900% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.87 0.66
Recency 9 June 2015 1 February 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

The Radeon R9 M390 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.


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