Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs R9 M390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M390 with Radeon Pro Vega 20, including specs and performance data.

R9 M390
2015
2 GB GDDR5
8.33

Pro Vega 20 outperforms R9 M390 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking476404
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data8.95
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code namePitcairnVega 12
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date9 June 2015 (9 years ago)14 November 2018 (6 years 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 cores10241280
Core clock speedno data815 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1283 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rateno data102.6
Floating-point processing powerno data3.284 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit1024 Bit
Memory clock speedno data740 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data189.4 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-

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.

R9 M390 8.33
Pro Vega 20 11.28
+35.4%

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
Pro Vega 20 12289
+80.2%

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 HD43
−41.9%
61
+41.9%
4K20
−105%
41
+105%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−40.9%
30−35
+40.9%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−41.7%
65−70
+41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−40.9%
30−35
+40.9%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−85%
74
+85%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−41.7%
65−70
+41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−33.3%
40
+33.3%
Fortnite 50−55
−31.5%
70−75
+31.5%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−30%
50−55
+30%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−40.7%
35−40
+40.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−37.5%
40−45
+37.5%
Valorant 85−90
−21.6%
100−110
+21.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−40.9%
30−35
+40.9%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−57.5%
63
+57.5%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−41.7%
65−70
+41.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−26.1%
170−180
+26.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Dota 2 65−70
−28.8%
85
+28.8%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−23.3%
37
+23.3%
Fortnite 50−55
−31.5%
70−75
+31.5%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−30%
50−55
+30%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−40.7%
35−40
+40.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
−38.2%
45−50
+38.2%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−37.5%
40−45
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−61.3%
50
+61.3%
Valorant 85−90
−21.6%
100−110
+21.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−50%
60
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Dota 2 65−70
−18.2%
78
+18.2%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−23.3%
37
+23.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−30%
50−55
+30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−37.5%
40−45
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
−72.2%
31
+72.2%
Valorant 85−90
−21.6%
100−110
+21.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−31.5%
70−75
+31.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−43.8%
21−24
+43.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
−33.3%
90−95
+33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−116%
95−100
+116%
Valorant 100−110
−29.7%
130−140
+29.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−57.1%
30−35
+57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Valorant 45−50
−40.4%
65−70
+40.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Dota 2 30−35
−24.2%
41
+24.2%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

This is how R9 M390 and Pro Vega 20 compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 20 is 42% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 20 is 105% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Pro Vega 20 is 250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro Vega 20 surpassed R9 M390 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.33 11.28
Recency 9 June 2015 14 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Pro Vega 20 has a 35.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega 20 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M390 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a mobile workstation one.

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