GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs Radeon R9 M390X

Place in performance ranking	441	8
Place by popularity	not in top-100	37
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	33.02
Architecture	GCN 3 (2014−2016)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Amethyst (XT) / Tonga	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	9 June 2015 (9 years ago)	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699
Current price	no data	$719 (1x MSRP)

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	2048	7168
Core clock speed	723 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	584.6
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M390X and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	504.2 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 outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	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	no data
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	no data	8.9

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 M390X 9.31

RTX 4070 SUPER 77.59
+733%

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms Radeon R9 M390X by 733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of 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: 25%

R9 M390X 3597

RTX 4070 SUPER 29973
+733%

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms Radeon R9 M390X by 733% 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: 17%

R9 M390X 9448

RTX 4070 SUPER 68373
+624%

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms Radeon R9 M390X by 624% 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	24−27 −767%	208 +767%
1440p	16−18 −750%	136 +750%
4K	9−10 −822%	83 +822%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
−686%

110−120

+686%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −547%	120−130 +547%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −969%	130−140 +969%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −741%	240−250 +741%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −532%	120−130 +532%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −462%	110−120 +462%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −646%	190−200 +646%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −429%	230−240 +429%
Hitman 3	18−20 −583%	120−130 +583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −720%	300−350 +720%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −425%	140−150 +425%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −377%	120−130 +377%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1397%	434 +1397%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −397%	169 +397%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −547%	120−130 +547%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −969%	130−140 +969%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −741%	240−250 +741%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −532%	120−130 +532%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −462%	110−120 +462%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −646%	190−200 +646%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −429%	230−240 +429%
Hitman 3	18−20 −583%	120−130 +583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −720%	300−350 +720%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −425%	140−150 +425%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −377%	120−130 +377%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1376%	428 +1376%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −2068%	412 +2068%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −315%	140−150 +315%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −547%	120−130 +547%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −969%	130−140 +969%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −532%	120−130 +532%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −462%	110−120 +462%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −429%	230−240 +429%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −720%	300−350 +720%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1214%	381 +1214%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −958%	201 +958%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −309%	139 +309%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−377%

120−130
+377%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −822%	160−170 +822%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −860%	140−150 +860%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −922%	90−95 +922%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −909%	110−120 +909%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −1120%	183 +1120%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1053%	190−200 +1053%
Hitman 3	12−14 −777%	110−120 +777%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −979%	200−210 +979%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −854%	120−130 +854%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −2309%	265 +2309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1611%	154 +1611%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −2060%	108 +2060%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−713%

120−130
+713%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −878%	85−90 +878%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −886%	65−70 +886%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1150%	120−130 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −1780%	94 +1780%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1800%	133 +1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1240%	65−70 +1240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −1500%	60−65 +1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1200%	50−55 +1200%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1236%	140−150 +1236%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1150%	120−130 +1150%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −850%	95−100 +850%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −1967%	62 +1967%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−900%

90−95
+900%

This is how R9 M390X and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 SUPER is 767% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 750% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 822% faster in 4K

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 SUPER is 2309% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4070 SUPER surpassed R9 M390X in all 66 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.31	77.59
Recency	9 June 2015	17 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	220 Watt