Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 390 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 390 is 672 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Performs up to 19% better in New World than Radeon RX 550 - 76 vs 64 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 77% cheaper than Radeon R9 390 - $91.99 vs $399.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing New World than Radeon R9 390 - $1.44 vs $5.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 50 vs 275 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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In Stock
Updated 3445 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
64
84%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $91.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3445 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
29%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
23%
AMD Radeon R9 390 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
Pirate Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$329 | MSRP | $79 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |