GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon R9 M390

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 M390, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 590 stacks up against Radeon R9 M390, check out specs charts below.

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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:

Radeon R9 M390 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon R9 M390
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)	2 GB
Display Connectors	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 590 has 3070 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390.
GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M390 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
QHD / 1440p	4−5	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
ultra / 1080p	21−24	24−27
QHD / 1440p	6−7	10−12
4K / 2160p	5−6	7−8
low / 720p	55−60	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Battlefield 5 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p	210−220	220−230
medium / 768p	190−200	190−200
ultra / 1080p	100−110	110−120
QHD / 1440p	60−65	65−70
4K / 2160p	30−35	35−40
high / 768p	150−160	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	70−75	70−75
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 M390 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	20−22	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	18−20	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 M390 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Fortnite is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	30−33
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	10−11	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Forza Horizon 4 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	80−85	85−90
high / 1080p	30−35	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
QHD / 1440p	4−5	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Grand Theft Auto V is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	10−11	10−12
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	30−35	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Metro Exodus is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 M390 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 M390 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	60−65	65−70
medium / 768p	35−40	40−45
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	7−8	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	65−70
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon R9 M390
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF110	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	24 March 2011	9 June 2015
Pipelines	1024	1024
Core clock speed	1215 MHz
Transistor count	3,000 million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	77.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	2x 1,244.2 gflops
Length	11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1707 MHz
Memory bandwidth	327.7 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	1024
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	107 Mh/s	242 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
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GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon R9 M390

Radeon R9 M390 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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