Radeon RX 540 vs R9 M390

Place in performance ranking	419	511
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.81
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	Polaris 12
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	9 June 2015 (9 years ago)	21 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Current price	no data	$166

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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	512
Boost clock speed	no data	1219 MHz
Number of transistors	5000 Million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	39.01
Floating-point performance	no data	1,248 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M390 and Radeon RX 540 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	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	96 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	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data

Supported 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	+
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12.0
Shader Model	no data	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
Mantle	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. 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 9.87
+36.7%

RX 540 7.22

R9 M390 outperforms RX 540 by 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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: 17%

R9 M390 6819
+46.8%

RX 540 4646

R9 M390 outperforms RX 540 by 47% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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	42 +68%	25 −68%
4K	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	30−33	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	30−33	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	no data
Far Cry 5	16−18	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22	no data
Metro Exodus	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8	no data
Hitman 3	6−7	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	5−6	no data
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11	no data
Metro Exodus	10−11	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	no data