Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon RX 480

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 480, 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 R9 390 stacks up against Radeon RX 480, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon R9 390	Radeon RX 480
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		8 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 390 has 83% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R9 390 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 480 - with Polaris.
Radeon R9 390 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 390 is 34 mm longer, than Radeon RX 480.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 is 7000 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	45−50	40−45
ultra / 1080p	30−33	27−30
QHD / 1440p	24−27	21−24
4K / 2160p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon RX 480.
high / 1080p	70−75	65−70
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	24−27	21−24
low / 720p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	75−80	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390 in Battlefield 5 is 1% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	30−35	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 7% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	230−240	230−240
ultra / 1080p	210−220	200−210
QHD / 1440p	150−160	140−150
4K / 2160p	100−110	95−100
high / 768p	220−230	220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390 in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon RX 480.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	95−100	90−95
medium / 1080p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390 in Far Cry 5 is 3% more, than Radeon RX 480.
high / 1080p	80−85	75−80
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	200−210	200−210
medium / 1080p	130−140	130−140
Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	75−80	70−75
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
QHD / 1440p	40−45	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
low / 720p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	80−85	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390 in Forza Horizon 4 is 1% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p	150−160	150−160
medium / 768p	140−150	140−150
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	27−30	24−27
QHD / 1440p	21−24	20−22
4K / 2160p	12−14	10−12
low / 720p	85−90	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390 in Metro Exodus is 8% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	130−140	130−140
Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	21−24	20−22
QHD / 1440p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 2% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p	160−170	160−170
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Radeon R9 390 and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon R9 390	Radeon RX 480
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Polaris
Code name	Grenada	Polaris 10 Ellesmere
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 June 2015	29 June 2016
Pipelines	2560	2304
Core clock speed		1120 MHz
Boost Clock	1000 MHz	1266 MHz
Transistor count	6,200 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	160.0	182.3
Floating-point performance	5,120 gflops	5,834 gflops
Length	275 mm	241 mm
Memory bus width	512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	224 GB/s
Shared memory		-
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	+	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.81 kh/s
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	n/a
HDMI	+	2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	593 Mh/s	610 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		n/a
PowerTune	+	+
TrueAudio	+	n/a
ZeroCore		+
Mantle	+	n/a
Design	reference	reference
Bridgeless CrossFire	+	+
Number of Eyefinity displays	6
DisplayPort support	+	1.4HDR
CrossFire	+	+
VCE	+	+
DDMA audio	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.95 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	29.26 Mh/s	27 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	380.03 Sol/s	270 Sol/s
Compute units		36
AppAcceleration		n/a
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
GCN generation		4th Gen
Enduro		n/a
FRTC		+
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Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon RX 480

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