The Radeon R9 390 is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6500 XT and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's £676.14 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 390
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 79% cheaper – £178.99 vs £855.13
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 61% less energy – 107 vs 275 Watts
Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 390
Jun 18th, 2015
Average FPS
67
91%
Min 1% FPS
33
87%
Price, £
£855.13
20%
Value, £/FPS
£12.76/FPS
19%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Average FPS
74
100%
Min 1% FPS
38
100%
Price, £
£178.99
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.41/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
£178.99
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
£276.95
In Stock
Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT in My Games
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 6500 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT 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
71%
Texture Fillrate
160 GTexel/s
89%
FP32
5.12 TFLOPS
89%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
143.9 GB/s
37%
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.765 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 390 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| $329.00 | MSRP | $199.00 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 107 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 90.08 GPixel/s |
| 160 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 180.2 GTexel/s |
| 5.12 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.765 TFLOPS |
