R9 M470 vs R9 M390

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Combined performance score

R9 M390
9.80
+63.1%

R9 M390 outperforms R9 M470 by 63% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking418550
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN 2 (2016)
GPU code namePitcairnSaturn
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 June 2015 (8 years old)14 May 2016 (7 years old)

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 cores1024768
Core clock speedno data1000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rateno data48.00
Floating-point performanceno data1,536 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M390 and Radeon R9 M470 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data6000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
Eyefinity1no 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
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkanno data1.2.131
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 HD43
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
4K20
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Hitman 3 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Hitman 3 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+158%
12−14
−158%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
+50%
12−14
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Hitman 3 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how R9 M390 and R9 M470 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R9 M390 is 79.2% faster than R9 M470

4K resolution:

  • R9 M390 is 66.7% faster than R9 M470

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M390 is 700% faster than the R9 M470.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M390 is ahead in 65 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.80 6.01
Recency 9 June 2015 14 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB

The Radeon R9 M390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470 in performance tests.


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