GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R9 M390
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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 550 Ti 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 550 Ti
Radeon R9 M390
Power consumption (TDP)
116 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
One 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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Radeon R9 M390 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M390 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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
7−8
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
18−20
35−40
medium / 1080p
9−10
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p
12−14
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−12
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
24−27
60−65
medium / 1080p
12−14
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Battlefield 5 is 146% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon R9 M390 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
220−230
medium / 768p
110−120
190−200
ultra / 1080p
55−60
110−120
QHD / 1440p
30−35
65−70
4K / 2160p
27−30
35−40
high / 768p
85−90
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 71% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p
80−85
110−120
medium / 768p
60−65
100−110
ultra / 1080p
35−40
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Dota 2 is 61% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p
9−10
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
7−8
low / 720p
20−22
45−50
medium / 1080p
9−10
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Far Cry 5 is 130% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−12
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
60−65
110−120
medium / 1080p
24−27
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Fortnite is 96% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p
12−14
30−33
ultra / 1080p
10−12
21−24
QHD / 1440p
1−2
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
27−30
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Forza Horizon 4 is 146% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p
55−60
95−100
medium / 768p
45−50
85−90
high / 1080p
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
7−8
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Grand Theft Auto V is 90% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p
5−6
10−12
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Metro Exodus is 157% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Minecraft is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
30−35
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 75% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−12
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p
27−30
65−70
medium / 768p
18−20
40−45
high / 1080p
10−11
21−24
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
4K / 2160p
6−7
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 121% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
medium / 768p
45−50
65−70
ultra / 1080p
20−22
35−40
high / 768p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in World of Tanks is 37% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Radeon R9 M390
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
GF116
Pitcairn
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
15 March 2011
9 June 2015
Pipelines
192
1024
Core clock speed
900 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
28.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
691.2 gflops
Length
8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
98.4 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
192
Bus support
16x PCI-E 2.0
PCIe 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
44 Mh/s
242 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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