Radeon R9 M390X vs GeForce GTX 965M SLI

Place in performance ranking	293	437
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	30.44	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 3 (2014−2016)
GPU code name	no data	Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	5 January 2015 (9 years old)	9 June 2015 (8 years old)
Current price	$149	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	2048	2048
Core clock speed	924 MHz	723 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2x 5200 Million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	92.54
Floating-point performance	no data	2,961 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Radeon R9 M390X 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	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	no data	160.0 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 Connectors	no data	No outputs
Eyefinity	no data	1

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

API support

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

DirectX	12_1	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	no data	6.3
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	Not Listed
Vulkan	no data	+
Mantle	no data	+
CUDA	+	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.

GTX 965M SLI 17.24
+85.6%

R9 M390X 9.29

GeForce GTX 965M SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M390X by 86% based on our aggregated 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%

GTX 965M SLI 14428
+52.7%

R9 M390X 9448

GeForce GTX 965M SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M390X by 53% 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

72
+106%

35−40

−106%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30
+92.9%

14−16

−92.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +87.1%	30−35 −87.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +76%	24−27 −76%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +95.7%	21−24 −95.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +81.8%	30−35 −81.8%
Hitman 3	45−50 +113%	21−24 −113%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +80%	20−22 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +87.1%	30−35 −87.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +76%	24−27 −76%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +95.7%	21−24 −95.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +81.8%	30−35 −81.8%
Hitman 3	45−50 +113%	21−24 −113%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +80%	20−22 −80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +94.7%	18−20 −94.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +87.1%	30−35 −87.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +95.7%	21−24 −95.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +81.8%	30−35 −81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +94.7%	18−20 −94.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Hitman 3	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +53.3%	14−16 −53.3%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +147%	14−16 −147%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +113%	14−16 −113%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +113%	16−18 −113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Hitman 3	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +118%	10−12 −118%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%