GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon R9 M390X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 M390X 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 GeForce GTX 590 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M390X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M390X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390X 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 M390X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 4 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 265% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3068 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 492 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Fermi GCN 3
Code name GF110 Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 24 March 2011 9 June 2015
Pipelines 1024 2048
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 92.54
Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1707 MHz
Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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