The Radeon R9 390 is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290 and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's only the same price!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 390
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
The Radeon R9 390 is better in every way
Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon R9 290 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 390
Jun 18th, 2015
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.46/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon R9 290 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
100%
Texture Fillrate
160 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.12 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
83%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
95%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
95%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
95%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 390 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 60.61 GPixel/s |
160 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 151.5 GTexel/s |
5.12 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.849 TFLOPS |
