Radeon R9 M390 vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

Place in the ranking	455	459
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	Pitcairn
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)	9 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	1024
Number of transistors	no data	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0

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	DDR4	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
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.

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Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	-	+
HD3D	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
ZeroCore	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX 12_1	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	Not Listed
Mantle	-	+

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	40−45 −10%	44 +10%
4K	21−24 +0%	21 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +2.5%	40−45 −2.5%
Fortnite	55−60 +5.5%	55−60 −5.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +2.7%	75−80 −2.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	35−40 +63.6%	22 −63.6%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +5.9%	34 −5.9%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −10%	33 +10%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
World of Tanks	140−150 +0.7%	140−150 −0.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
+5.5%

55−60

−5.5%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +4.2%	24−27 −4.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

24−27
+4.2%

24−27

−4.2%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−11

+11.1%

9−10
−11.1%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Elden Ring	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Elden Ring	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
World of Tanks	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Fortnite	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

R9 M390 is 10% faster in 1080p
A tie in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 64% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M390 is 10% faster.

All in all, in popular games: