GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon R9 M390
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon R9 M390. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon R9 M390. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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 GTX 480
Radeon R9 M390
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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GeForce GTX 480 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390.
GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M390 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390 - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
6−7
5−6
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
30−35
27−30
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
QHD / 1440p
12−14
10−12
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
low / 720p
65−70
60−65
medium / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Battlefield 5 is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
230−240
220−230
medium / 768p
200−210
190−200
ultra / 1080p
120−130
110−120
QHD / 1440p
90−95
65−70
4K / 2160p
50−55
35−40
high / 768p
170−180
150−160
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
80−85
70−75
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
18−20
16−18
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
low / 720p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
27−30
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Far Cry 5 is 18% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
30−35
27−30
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
70−75
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Fortnite is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
35−40
30−33
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
QHD / 1440p
14−16
12−14
4K / 2160p
12−14
10−12
low / 720p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Forza Horizon 4 is 21% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
medium / 768p
95−100
85−90
high / 1080p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
7−8
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Grand Theft Auto V is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
3−4
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Metro Exodus is 13% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
70−75
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 480.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
40−45
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
75−80
65−70
medium / 768p
45−50
40−45
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
4K / 2160p
8−9
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
65−70
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 480.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 480
Radeon R9 M390
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
GF100
Pitcairn
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
7 December 2010
9 June 2015
Pipelines
480
1024
Core clock speed
700 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
42 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
1,345.0 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width
384 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory bandwidth
177.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.2
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
480
Bus support
16x PCI-E 2.0
PCIe 3.0
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
117 Mh/s
242 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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