AMD Radeon R9 M390

The AMD Radeon R9 M390 is a mobile graphics card from 2015 and positioned as a fast mid-range GPU. It should be based on the the old Pitcairn chip (e.g. in 2012 used in the desktop 7870 graphics card) and offers 1024 shader cores clocked at 958 MHz. Furthermore, 2 GB GDDR5 dedicated graphics memory are connected via a 256 Bit memory bus. The graphics card is used in the Apple iMac 27-inch late 2015 (mid range model).
The performance of the Radeon R9 M390 slightly above a Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M or 870M but still beyond a desktop Radeon R7 370. Therefore, demanding games of 2015 may only run in medium settings at up to full HD resolutions fluently. The native 5K resolution of the iMac or even the perfectly scaled 2560x1600 will be definitely too much.
Manufacturer | AMD |
Radeon R9 M300 Series | |
Codename | Pitcairn |
Architecture | GCN |
Pipelines | 1024 - unified |
Core Speed | 958 (Boost) MHz |
Memory Speed | 5460 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB |
Shared Memory | no |
DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 11_2), Shader 5.0 |
Transistor Count | 5000 Million |
technology | 28 nm |
Features | DirectX 12, OpenCL, DirectCompute 5.0 |
Notebook Size | large |
Date of Announcement | 09.06.2015 |
Benchmarks
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
6838 Points (16%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | | 6838 |
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
6819 Points (12%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | | 6819 |
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +25800 Points (48%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 |
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | | 25800 |
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SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
52.3 fps (23%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | 12.0 | 52.3 |
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specvp12 snx-02 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
15 fps (5%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | 12.0 | 15 |
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specvp12 showcase-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
32.8 fps (14%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | 12.0 | 32.8 |
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specvp12 mediacal-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
6.7 fps (6%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | 12.0 | 6.7 |
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specvp12 maya-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
31.1 fps (13%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | 12.0 | 31.1 |
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specvp12 energy-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
0.3 fps (1%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | 12.0 | 0.27 |
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specvp12 creo-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
33.1 fps (19%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | 12.0 | 33.1 |
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specvp12 catia-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
49.8 fps (17%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | 12.0 | 49.8 |
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
12092 points (57%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | | 12092 |
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
93.6 fps (41%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | | 93.6 |
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 91.2 avg: 102 median: 101.6 (29%) max: 112 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
min: 98 avg: 98.8 median: 98.8 (99%) max: 99.5 %
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
711 Samples/s (7%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | | 711 |
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1287 Samples/s (4%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | | 1287 |
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
4417 points (9%)
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/A | 6500 | 8192 MB | | | 4417 |
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Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
161 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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136 fps, max:
190 fps
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107 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
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88 fps, max:
128 fps
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54 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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45 fps, max:
62 fps
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52 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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42 fps, max:
67 fps
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123 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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100 fps, max:
152 fps
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82 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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71 fps, max:
96 fps
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103 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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99 fps, max:
108 fps
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12 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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11 fps, max:
14 fps
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12 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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10 fps, max:
13 fps
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233 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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208 fps, max:
261 fps
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190 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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164 fps, max:
208 fps
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54 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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51 fps, max:
58 fps
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74 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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55 fps, max:
100 fps
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60 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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59 fps, max:
60 fps
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111 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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98 fps, max:
120 fps
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57 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
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51 fps, max:
62 fps
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82 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
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76 fps, max:
91 fps
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161 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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152 fps, max:
172 fps
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138 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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118 fps, max:
138 fps
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56 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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50 fps, max:
62 fps
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154 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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116 fps, max:
211 fps
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92 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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59 fps, max:
154 fps
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53 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
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38 fps, max:
78 fps
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39 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
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12 fps, max:
132 fps
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82 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
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49 fps, max:
124 fps
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93 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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61 fps, max:
138 fps
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72 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
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48 fps, max:
96 fps
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63 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
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39 fps, max:
86 fps
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30.9 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/AMantle
Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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19 fps, max:
47 fps
35 [X] Apple iMac Retina 5K 27 Late 2015 3.2 GHz M390 MK472D/ADirectX
Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
Radeon R9 M390
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27 fps, max:
52 fps
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