Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R9 M390

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5970 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 Radeon HD 5970 stacks up against Radeon R9 M390, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 5970

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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

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon R9 M390
Power consumption (TDP)	294 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 M390 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Radeon HD 5970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5970 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M390 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 5970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	18−20
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−11
QHD / 1440p	1−2	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	24−27	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 72% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	18−20	27−30
ultra / 1080p	16−18	24−27
QHD / 1440p	1−2	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	20−22	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Battlefield 5 is 68% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon R9 M390 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	220−230
medium / 768p	150−160	190−200
ultra / 1080p	75−80	110−120
QHD / 1440p	45−50	65−70
4K / 2160p	30−33	35−40
high / 768p	110−120	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 30% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
medium / 768p	80−85	100−110
ultra / 1080p	50−55	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	7−8
low / 720p	30−33	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Far Cry 5 is 53% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	20−22	27−30
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	110−120
medium / 1080p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Fortnite is 46% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	18−20	30−33
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
QHD / 1440p	5−6	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	40−45	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Forza Horizon 4 is 52% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	70−75	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	85−90
high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	9−10	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Grand Theft Auto V is 43% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	7−8	10−12
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−11	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	95−100	−
medium / 1080p	100−105	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Minecraft is 11% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	20−22	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	45−50	65−70
medium / 1080p	21−24	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	30−35
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	40−45	65−70
medium / 768p	24−27	40−45
high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
4K / 2160p	7−8	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 63% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	65−70
ultra / 1080p	27−30	35−40
high / 768p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in World of Tanks is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon R9 M390
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Hemlock	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 November 2009	9 June 2015
Pipelines	1600	1024
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00
Floating-point performance	2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length	305 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	N/A
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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Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R9 M390

Radeon R9 M390 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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