The Radeon RX 6500 XT is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 390 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's £676.14 cheaper!
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
Advantages of the Radeon R9 390
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R9 390 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
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%
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£178.99
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£276.95
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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 vs Radeon R9 390 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 RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R9 390 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R9 390 in core GPU performance specifications
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%
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%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Navi II | Generation | Pirate Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
107 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
90.08 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
180.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 160 GTexel/s |
5.765 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.12 TFLOPS |
