The Radeon R9 390 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 550 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only $80.19 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 390
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Up to 30% cheaper – $189.18 vs $269.37
- Consumes up to 82% less energy – 50 vs 275 Watts
Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon RX 550 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 390
Jun 18th, 2015
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, €
€269.37
70%
Value, €/FPS
€4.02/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
70%
Min 1% FPS
20
61%
Price, €
€189.18
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.02/FPS
100%
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Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon RX 550 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon RX 550 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon RX 550 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 390
Jun 18th, 2015
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
384 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
160 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.12 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
29%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
30%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
24%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
24%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 390 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| $329.00 | MSRP | $79.00 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 50 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 18.93 GPixel/s |
160 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 37.86 GTexel/s |
5.12 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.211 TFLOPS |
