Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon R9 M390
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 260 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 R7 260 stacks up against Radeon R9 M390, check out specs charts below.
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:
Main Specs
Radeon R7 260
Radeon R9 M390
Power consumption (TDP)
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R9 M390 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon R7 260 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390 - in Laptops.
Radeon R7 260 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M390 - with GCN.
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R9 M390 are manufactured 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
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
3−4
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 26% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
24−27
27−30
ultra / 1080p
20−22
24−27
QHD / 1440p
7−8
10−12
4K / 2160p
5−6
7−8
low / 720p
50−55
60−65
medium / 1080p
24−27
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Battlefield 5 is 22% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R9 M390 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
200−210
220−230
medium / 768p
170−180
190−200
ultra / 1080p
95−100
110−120
QHD / 1440p
50−55
65−70
4K / 2160p
30−33
35−40
high / 768p
140−150
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
90−95
100−110
ultra / 1080p
60−65
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Far Cry 5 is 21% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
24−27
27−30
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
95−100
110−120
medium / 1080p
50−55
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Fortnite is 16% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
24−27
30−33
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
QHD / 1440p
9−10
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
50−55
60−65
medium / 1080p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Forza Horizon 4 is 18% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
75−80
85−90
high / 1080p
27−30
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
QHD / 1440p
3−4
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Grand Theft Auto V is 14% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
9−10
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
50−55
65−70
medium / 768p
30−35
40−45
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
4K / 2160p
8−9
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 29% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
65−70
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
high / 768p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon R7 260.
Full Specs
Radeon R7 260
Radeon R9 M390
Architecture
GCN 2.0
GCN
Code name
Bonaire
Pitcairn
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
17 December 2013
9 June 2015
Pipelines
768
1024
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
48.00
Floating-point performance
1,536 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth
104 GB/s
Shared memory
-
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
2.0
Not Listed
FreeSync
+
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
240 Mh/s
242 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
DDMA audio
+
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