NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M vs AMD Radeon R9 M390X

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AMD Radeon R9 M390X
Radeon R9 M390X
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 723 MHz
  • Max video memory 4096 MB
  • Memory type GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed 0
  • Maximum resolution
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
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  • Interface MXM-B (3.0)
  • Core clock speed 797+Boost or 1029+Boost
  • Max video memory 4 GB
  • Memory type GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed Up to 2500 MHz
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 875$
Games supported 69%

General info

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

Place in performance rating406432
Value for moneyno data0.87
ArchitectureGCN 3 (2014−2016)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameAmethyst (XT) / TongaN15P-GX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 June 2015 (7 years old)12 March 2014 (9 years old)
Current priceno data$875
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2048640
CUDA coresno data1152 or 640
Core clock speed723 MHz797 MHz
Boost clock speedno data915 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)100 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate92.5443.40
Floating-point performance2,961 gflops1,389 gflops

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M390X and GeForce GTX 860M 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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataGDDR5
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno dataUp to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s80.0 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 outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity1no data
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
HDMIno data+
HDCP content protectionno data+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMIno data+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreamingno 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
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimusno data+
Anselno data+

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkan+1.1.126
Mantle+no data
CUDAno data+

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 M390X 8.47
+10.7%
GTX 860M 7.65
  • Passmark
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 24%

R9 M390X 3346
+10.6%
GTX 860M 3025

Radeon R9 M390X outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 11% in Passmark.

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: 16%

R9 M390X 9448
+92.7%
GTX 860M 4902

Radeon R9 M390X outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 93% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Radeon R9 M390X and GeForce GTX 860M. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) no data 163 Mh/s

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900pno data91
Full HDno data37
4Kno data13

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+9.1%
21−24
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Hitman 3 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+9.1%
21−24
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Hitman 3 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−11.1%
20
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+50%
12
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 8.47 7.65
Recency 9 June 2015 12 March 2014
Memory bus width 256 128
Pipelines / CUDA cores 2048 640
Memory bandwidth 160 80
Thermal design power (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

AMD Radeon R9 M390X
Radeon R9 M390X

since it shows better performance.


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Competitors of Radeon R9 M390X by NVIDIA

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon R9 M390X from NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 675M SLI, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 2 positions in our rating.

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Competitors of GeForce GTX 860M by AMD

The nearest GeForce GTX 860M's AMD equivalent is Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), which is faster by 3% and higher by 10 positions in our performance rating.

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