Radeon R7 M465 vs R9 M390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M390 and Radeon R7 M465, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M390
2015
2 GB GDDR5
8.51
+264%

R9 M390 outperforms R7 M465 by a whopping 264% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking523871
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code namePitcairnTopaz
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 June 2015 (10 years ago)15 May 2016 (9 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 cores1024384
Core clock speedno data1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1125 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rateno data27.00
Floating-point processing powerno data0.864 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24
L1 Cacheno data96 KB
L2 Cacheno data128 KB

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip 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 support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-

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
+330%
10−12
−330%
4K20
+300%
5−6
−300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%
Fortnite 55−60
+358%
12−14
−358%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+208%
12−14
−208%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
Valorant 85−90
+107%
40−45
−107%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+190%
45−50
−190%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Dota 2 65−70
+168%
24−27
−168%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%
Fortnite 55−60
+358%
12−14
−358%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+208%
12−14
−208%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
+467%
6−7
−467%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+244%
9−10
−244%
Valorant 85−90
+107%
40−45
−107%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Dota 2 65−70
+168%
24−27
−168%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+208%
12−14
−208%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
+100%
9−10
−100%
Valorant 85−90
+107%
40−45
−107%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+358%
12−14
−358%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+289%
18−20
−289%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Metro Exodus 10−11 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+109%
21−24
−109%
Valorant 100−110
+359%
21−24
−359%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Valorant 45−50
+300%
12−14
−300%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

This is how R9 M390 and R7 M465 compete in popular games:

  • R9 M390 is 330% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M390 is 300% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M390 is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M390 surpassed R7 M465 in all 55 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.51 2.34
Recency 9 June 2015 15 May 2016

R9 M390 has a 263.7% higher aggregate performance score.

R7 M465, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months.

The Radeon R9 M390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M465 in performance tests.

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