GeForce 720A vs Radeon R9 M390

In this comparison between GeForce 720A and Radeon R9 M390 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 720A will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M390 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M390 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M390 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon R9 M390
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M390 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 720A.
  • GeForce 720A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 720A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M390 - with GCN.
  • GeForce 720A and Radeon R9 M390 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 18−20
ultra / 1080p 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 1−2 35−40
medium / 1080p 0−1 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce 720A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon R9 M390
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN
Code name GF117 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 1 July 2014 9 June 2015
Pipelines 96 1024
Core clock speed 775 MHz
Boost Clock 938 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 15.01
Floating-point performance 360.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 242 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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