Radeon R9 M390 vs Radeon RX 550
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M390 and Radeon RX 550, 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 M390 stacks up against Radeon RX 550, 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 R9 M390
Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 550 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390.
Radeon R9 M390 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
Radeon R9 M390 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon R9 M390 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 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
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
QHD / 1440p
5−6
3−4
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
35−40
30−33
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 26% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
24−27
20−22
QHD / 1440p
10−12
6−7
4K / 2160p
7−8
5−6
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Battlefield 5 is 22% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R9 M390 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
220−230
200−210
medium / 768p
190−200
170−180
ultra / 1080p
110−120
95−100
QHD / 1440p
65−70
50−55
4K / 2160p
35−40
30−33
high / 768p
150−160
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
100−110
90−95
ultra / 1080p
70−75
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Far Cry 5 is 21% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p
27−30
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
110−120
95−100
medium / 1080p
60−65
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Fortnite is 16% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p
30−33
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
12−14
8−9
4K / 2160p
10−12
−
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p
95−100
80−85
medium / 768p
85−90
70−75
high / 1080p
35−40
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
5−6
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Grand Theft Auto V is 23% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p
10−12
9−10
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
low / 720p
65−70
55−60
medium / 1080p
27−30
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p
65−70
50−55
medium / 768p
40−45
30−35
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
4K / 2160p
9−10
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 29% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
medium / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon RX 550.
Full Specs
Radeon R9 M390
Radeon RX 550
Architecture
GCN
GCN 4.0
Code name
Pitcairn
Lexa
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
9 June 2015
20 April 2017
Pipelines
1024
512
Core clock speed
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1183 MHz
Transistor count
5000 Million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
37.86
Floating-point performance
1,211 gflops
Length
145 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
Not Listed
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
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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