Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

ASUS STRIX Radeon R9 390 Overclocked 8 GB DDR5 512-bit DisplayPort HDMI 1.4a DVI-I Gaming Graphics Card

Prices and Stock
MSRP $649

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2285 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

ASUS ROG Strix LC AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Full-Coverage Cold Plate, 240mm Radiator, 600mm tubing, GPU Tweak II)

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G Gaming Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR6, 2285 MHz, PCI Express 4, 256-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms Radeon R9 390 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 390 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 XT is 1959 days newer than Radeon R9 390.

Advantages of Radeon R9 390

Up to 26% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Radeon RX 6800 XT - $5.39 vs $7.25 per FPS
Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 275 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800 XT

Performs up to 136% better in Halo Infinite than Radeon R9 390 - 118 vs 50 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 16 vs 8 GB

This is a free version of Halo Infinite.

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon R9 390

Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015

FPS

42%

Value, €/FPS

€5.39/FPS

100%

Price, €

€269.37

100%

Value Winner

ASUS STRIX Radeon R9 390 Overclocked 8 GB DDR5 512-bit DisplayPort HDMI 1.4a DVI-I Gaming Graphics Card

Buy for €269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 295 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

118

100%

Value, €/FPS

€7.25/FPS

74%

Price, €

€855.85

31%

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card

Buy for €855.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 295 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon R9 390

Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Very High

387

FPS

399

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

155

FPS

223

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

357

FPS

607

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

153

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

177

FPS

Fortnite

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R9 390

Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015

Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

22%

Texel Fillrate

160 GTexel/s

25%

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

648 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 390	vs	Radeon RX 6800 XT
Jun 18th, 2015	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
Pirate Islands	Generation	Navi II
$329	MSRP	$649
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
512-bit	Bus	256-bit
384 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
1000 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1825 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2250 MHz
1500 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz