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AMD Radeon R9 390X vs AMD Radeon R9 390X2

AMD Radeon R9 390X

The AMD Radeon R9 390X is a high end desktop graphics card that was announced in summer 2015. It is based on the same chip (Hawaii, now called Grenada) as the predecessor the Radeon R9 290X with slightly increased clock rates. AMD specifies the R9 390X with a core clock of 1050 MHz and memory clock rate of 6000 MHz (effective) for the GDDR5. However, most third party vendors are using slightly higher clock rates. 

The chip is based on the second generation of the GCN architecture (also called GCN 1.1) and supports DirectX 12 with Feature Level 12_0. It offers 2816 shaders, 176 TMUs, 64 ROPs and a 512 Bit GDDR5 memory system.

The similar named AMD Radeon R9 M390X for laptops is a lot slower as its based on the smaller Tonga chip with 2048 shaders and slower clock rates.

The performance is depending on the game but on average it is similar to a desktop GeForce GTX 980 (or notebook version, that is similar). Compared to the older R9 290X it is only minimally faster due to the slightly increased clock rates.

With a TDP of 275 Watt, the R9 390X is a relatively power hungry card and cant compete with the efficiency of the Nvidia counterpart.

AMD Radeon R9 390X2

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Die AMD Radeon R9 390X2 ist eine High-End Dual-GPU-Grafikkarte für Desktop-PCs, die im Sommer 2015 vorgestellt wurde. Sie basiert auf dem Grenada-Chip, der seiner Zeit noch in 28 Nanometern von TSMC gefertigt wurde. Auf dem PCB befinden sich gleich zwei dieser Chips. Jeder verfügt über2.560 Shadereinheiten sowie ein 512 Bit breites Speicherinterface mit jeweils 8 GB VRAM. Insgesamt bietet die Grafikkarte nunmehr 5.120 Schadereinheiten und 16 GB VRAM mit einem effektiven RAM-Takt von 5.400 MHz.

Architektur

Grundlage für den 438 mm² großen und 6,2 Milliarden Transistoren schweren Grenada-Chip ist die bereits bekannte GCN-Architektur, die hier in der Version 1.1 vorliegt. Mit 2.560 Shadern, 160 TMUs, einem 512 Bit breiten Speicherinterface sowie 64 ROPs zählte der Mitte 2013 erstmals vorgestellte Chip auch Ende 2015 noch zur High-End-Klasse. Die DirectX-12-API wird von Grenada mit Feature Level 12_0 unterstützt.

Performance

Je nach Auflösung, AA-Einstellung und Spiel entspricht die Performance der Radeon R9 390X in etwa der GeForce GTX 980 von Nvidia. Auch extrem anspruchsvolle Spiele können damit in maximalen Einstellungen und 2.560 x 1.440 Pixeln flüssig gespielt werden. In einigen Titeln bestehen sogar Reserven für die Ultra-HD-Auflösung von 3.840 x 2.160 Bildpunkten (4K).

Features

Die R9 390 unterstützt unter anderem bekannte Features wie Eyefinity, TrueAudio und Freesync für eine gleichmäßgigere Frameausgabe (ähnlich wie G-Sync von Nvidia). Der Karte fehlt allerdings ein dedizierter H.265-Decoder sowie der Support für HDMI 2.0.

Leistungsaufnahme

Aufgrund der zwei Grafikchips ist der Energiebedarf der AMD Radeon R9 390X2 enorm. Laut Herstellervorgaben sind es 580 Watt unter Last. Damit wird mindestens ein 950-Watt-Netzteil vorausgesetzt.

AMD Radeon R9 390XAMD Radeon R9 390X2
R9 300 Series
Radeon R9 390X2 2x 2520/ cores @ 1 GHz512 Bit @ 5400 MHz
Radeon R9 390X 2816 @ 1.05 GHz512 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 380 compare 1792 @ 0.97 GHz384 Bit @ 5700 MHz
Radeon R9 390X2 2x 2520/ cores @ 1 GHz512 Bit @ 5400 MHz
Radeon R9 390X 2816 @ 1.05 GHz512 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 380 compare 1792 @ 0.97 GHz384 Bit @ 5700 MHz
CodenameGrenada XTGrenada
ArchitectureGCNGCN
Pipelines2816 - unified2x 2520 / Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed1050 MHz1000 MHz
Memory Speed6000 MHz5400 MHz
Memory Bus Width512 Bit512 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory8 GB16 GB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), OpenGL 4.4DirectX 12_0, Shader 6.3, OpenGL 2.0
Power Consumption275 Watt580 Watt
Transistors6.2 Billion6.2 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesMantle, Eyefinity, CrossFire, PowerTune, ZeroCore, HD3D, TrueAudio, FreeSyncMantle, Eyefinity, CrossFire, PowerTune, ZeroCore, HD3D, TrueAudio, FreeSync
Date of Announcement16.06.2015 03.09.2015
InformationPCI-E 3.0, HDMI mit 4K-Support (max. 30 Hz)
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon R9 390X
5.6 pt (17%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
318024 Points (36%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
297429 Points (38%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
24518 Points (26%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
74351 Points (20%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
10431 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
12389 Points (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
338100 Points (41%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
14327 Points (20%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
17944 Points (15%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon R9 390X
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
35807 Points (10%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon R9 390X
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
40697 Points (23%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon R9 390X
3DMark 06
33005 Points (43%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 390X
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
112.7 fps (39%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 390X
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
130.9 fps (8%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 390X
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
190.2 fps (4%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
156.1 fps (9%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon R9 390X
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
730 fps (6%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
1638 Samples/s (7%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
3179 Samples/s (6%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
9800 Points (11%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 390X → 0% n=

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
274.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
216.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
145  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
107.6  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
54  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
72.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
65.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
54.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
48.6  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
31.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
161.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
140.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
117.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
104  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
42.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
73.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
68.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
61.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
25.6  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
26.7  fps
Fallout 4

Fallout 4

2015
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
154.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
140.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
89.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
72.8  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
33.3  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
137.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
131.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
97.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
86.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
37  fps
Anno 2205

Anno 2205

2015
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
143.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
132.6  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
69.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
27.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
29.3  fps
FIFA 16

FIFA 16

2015
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
128  fps
low 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
191.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
148.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
129.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
124.1  fps
4K 3840 x 2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
56.1  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
60  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
60  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
60  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
60  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
48.8  fps
Mad Max

Mad Max

2015
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
201.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
135.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
116.4  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
46  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
125  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
124  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
93  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
32  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
183.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
130.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
76  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
40.8  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
29.1  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
353.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
134.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
107.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
93.5  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
71.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
169.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
162.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
128.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
92.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
154.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
143.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
88.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
67.9  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
209.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
144.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
94.5  fps
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
190.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
121.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
111.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
106.8  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
87.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
86.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
86.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
72.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
198.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
189.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
172.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
89.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
49.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
123.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
121.5  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
119.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
82.7  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
283.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
246  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
228.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
112.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
551  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
417  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
314.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
155  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
130.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
123.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
89.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 390X:
56.1  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon R9 390X → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

AMD Radeon R9 390Xlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Rainbow Six Siege274.5216.5145107.654
Just Cause 372.165.954.148.631.2
Star Wars Battlefront161.2140.8117.310442.5
Assassin's Creed Syndicate73.968.461.825.626.7
Fallout 4154.2140.889.372.833.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3137.8131.597.486.737
Anno 2205143.6132.669.827.729.3
FIFA 16128
World of Warships191.6148.5129.3124.156.1
Metal Gear Solid V6060606048.8
Mad Max201.5135.8116.446
Batman: Arkham Knight1251249332
The Witcher 3183.5130.97640.829.1
Dirt Rally353.7134.9107.693.571.2
Battlefield Hardline169.5162.8128.292.2
Dragon Age: Inquisition154.7143.988.567.9
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor209.8144.894.5
Sims 4190.4121.7111.4106.8
Thief87.386.786.972.6
Battlefield 4198.3189.3172.489.749.9
Metro: Last Light123.4121.5119.182.7
BioShock Infinite283.8246228.3112.4
Tomb Raider551417314.9155
Crysis 3130.1123.189.956.1
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