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$399
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 390 outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 390 is 1274 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Performs up to 6% better in Minecraft than Radeon HD 7970 - 575 vs 541 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 56% cheaper than Radeon R9 390 - $175.0 vs $399.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Minecraft than Radeon R9 390 - $0.32 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 250 vs 275 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
ASUS STRIX Radeon R9 390 Overclocked 8 GB DDR5 512-bit DisplayPort HDMI 1.4a DVI-I Gaming Graphics Card
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
541
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
46%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
74%
AMD Radeon R9 390 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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