RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs Radeon R9 M390

Place in the ranking	459	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	21.77
Architecture	GCN (2012−2015)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	9 June 2015 (9 years ago)	5 January 2024 (1 year ago)

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	14080
Core clock speed	no data	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	5000 Million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	285 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	1,082
Floating-point processing power	no data	69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	176
TMUs	no data	440
Tensor Cores	no data	440
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	110

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	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-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	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	864.0 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	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity	+	-

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	6.8
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
Mantle	+	-
CUDA	-	8.9

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 −695%	350−400 +695%
4K	21 −805%	190−200 +805%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −795%	170−180 +795%
Elden Ring	27−30 −793%	250−260 +793%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −806%	290−300 +806%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −795%	170−180 +795%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −797%	350−400 +797%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −789%	240−250 +789%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −785%	230−240 +785%
Valorant	35−40 −711%	300−310 +711%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −806%	290−300 +806%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −795%	170−180 +795%
Dota 2	22 −764%	190−200 +764%
Elden Ring	27−30 −793%	250−260 +793%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −754%	350−400 +754%
Fortnite	55−60 −762%	500−550 +762%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −797%	350−400 +797%
Grand Theft Auto V	34 −782%	300−310 +782%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −789%	240−250 +789%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −744%	650−700 +744%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −785%	230−240 +785%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 −779%	290−300 +779%
Valorant	35−40 −711%	300−310 +711%
World of Tanks	140−150 −774%	1250−1300 +774%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −806%	290−300 +806%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −795%	170−180 +795%
Dota 2	35−40 −757%	300−310 +757%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −754%	350−400 +754%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −797%	350−400 +797%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −744%	650−700 +744%
Valorant	35−40 −711%	300−310 +711%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 −733%	100−105 +733%
Elden Ring	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −746%	110−120 +746%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −751%	400−450 +751%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −775%	70−75 +775%
World of Tanks	70−75 −745%	600−650 +745%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −795%	170−180 +795%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −800%	90−95 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −757%	60−65 +757%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −805%	190−200 +805%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −764%	190−200 +764%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −795%	170−180 +795%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −733%	100−105 +733%
Valorant	24−27 −780%	220−230 +780%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Dota 2	20−22 −800%	180−190 +800%
Elden Ring	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −800%	180−190 +800%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −797%	260−270 +797%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −800%	180−190 +800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −789%	80−85 +789%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Dota 2	20−22 −800%	180−190 +800%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −733%	100−105 +733%
Fortnite	10−11 −800%	90−95 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −733%	100−105 +733%
Valorant	10−11 −800%	90−95 +800%

This is how R9 M390 and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 695% faster in 1080p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 805% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.91	89.91
Recency	9 June 2015	5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

RTX 5880 Ada Generation has a 807.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation 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 RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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