Radeon Pro 460 vs Radeon R9 390X

In this comparison between Radeon Pro 460 and Radeon R9 390X 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 Radeon Pro 460 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 390X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 460 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 460 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 Pro 460 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro 460 Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 275 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 390X has 685% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 460.
  • Radeon Pro 460 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 460 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 390X - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro 460 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
  • Radeon Pro 460 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 390X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 460 is 3950 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 50−55
ultra / 1080p 10−11 30−35
QHD / 1440p 4−5 24−27
4K / 2160p 14−16
low / 720p 35−40 75−80
medium / 1080p 21−24 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 172% more, than Radeon Pro 460.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro 460 Radeon R9 390X
Architecture Polaris GCN
Code name Polaris 11 / Baffin XT Grenada XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 8 August 2016 16 June 2015
Pipelines 1024 2816
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 907 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.05 184.8
Floating-point performance 1,858 gflops 5,914 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB/s 384 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 227 Mh/s 684 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27.5 Mh/s
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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