Radeon HD 6970M vs Radeon R9 M390
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M stacks up against Radeon R9 M390, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon R9 M390 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon R9 M390 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 HD 6970M or Radeon R9 M390 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6970M
Radeon R9 M390
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon R9 M390 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6970M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M390 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6970M 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
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 6970M.
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
16−18
24−27
QHD / 1440p
2−3
10−12
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
40−45
60−65
medium / 1080p
20−22
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Battlefield 5 is 60% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
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 6970M.
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 6970M.
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 6970M.
high / 1080p
20−22
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
80−85
110−120
medium / 1080p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Fortnite is 42% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
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 6970M.
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 6970M.
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 6970M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
95−100
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
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 6970M.
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
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
40−45
65−70
medium / 768p
24−27
40−45
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
4K / 2160p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 55% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
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 6970M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6970M
Radeon R9 M390
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Blackcomb XT
Pitcairn
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
9 June 2015
Pipelines
960
1024
Core clock speed
680 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
32.64
Floating-point performance
1,305.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 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)
118 Mh/s
242 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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