Quadro P4000 Max Q vs Radeon R9 390

In this comparison between Quadro P4000 Max Q and Radeon R9 390 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 Quadro P4000 Max Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 390 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro P4000 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P4000 Max Q 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 Quadro P4000 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  Quadro P4000 Max Q Radeon R9 390
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 275 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 390 has 175% more power consumption, than Quadro P4000 Max Q.
  • Quadro P4000 Max Q is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 390 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro P4000 Max Q is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 390 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P4000 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 390 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Quadro P4000 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 390 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P4000 Max Q is 5006 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 45−50 45−50
ultra / 1080p 30−33 30−33
QHD / 1440p 24−27 24−27
4K / 2160p 12−14 12−14
low / 720p 70−75 70−75
medium / 1080p 50−55 50−55
Quadro P4000 Max Q and Radeon R9 390 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro P4000 Max Q Radeon R9 390
Architecture Pascal GCN 2.0
Code name N17E-Q3 Max-Q Grenada
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 11 January 2017 18 June 2015
Pipelines 1792 2560
Core clock speed 1113 MHz
Boost Clock 1240 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 137.5 160.0
Floating-point performance 4,398 gflops 5,120 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 6006 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.3 GB/s 384 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.81 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 593 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.95 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 29.26 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 380.03 Sol/s
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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