Place in performance rating	455	452
Value for money	no data	2.03
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake (2015−2017)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	Kaby Lake GT3e
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	9 June 2015 (7 years old)	1 September 2017 (5 years old)
Current price	no data	$999

Value for money

To calculate the index we compare the characteristics of graphics cards against their prices.

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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 cores	1024	48
Core clock speed	no data	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	5000 Million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	no data	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	50.40

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on Radeon R9 M390 and Iris Plus Graphics 655 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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x1

Memory

Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	no data	System Shared
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 Connectors	no data	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
Quick Sync	no data	+

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.1
Vulkan	no data	1.1.103
Mantle	+	no data

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 6.53

Iris Plus Graphics 655 6.64
+1.7%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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: 16%

R9 M390 6819
+135%

Iris Plus Graphics 655 2900

Radeon R9 M390 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 655 by 135% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Radeon R9 M390 and Iris Plus Graphics 655. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)

242 Mh/s

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Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	43 +87%	23 −87%
1440p	no data	15
4K	20 +11.1%	18 −11.1%

Popular games

Full HD
Low Preset
Full HD
Medium Preset
Full HD
High Preset
Full HD
Ultra Preset
1440p
High Preset
1440p
Ultra Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

−9.1%

12−14
+9.1%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +27.3%	11 −27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +36.4%	11 −36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +15.4%	13 −15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +275%	4 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +182%	11 −182%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 +200%	6 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Hitman 3	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +140%	5−6 −140%

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

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance rating	6.53	6.64
Recency	9 June 2015	1 September 2017
Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	48
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm

Technical City couldn't decide between

Radeon R9 M390

and

Iris Plus Graphics 655

The differences in performance seem too small.

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Competitors of Radeon R9 M390 by NVIDIA

According to our data, the nearest equivalent to Radeon R9 M390 by NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 850M, which is slower by 1% and lower by 1 position in our rating.