Radeon HD 4770 vs Radeon R9 M390X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon R9 M390X, 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 HD 4770 stacks up against Radeon R9 M390X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 4770

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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:

Radeon R9 M390X Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4770	Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	No outputs
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Radeon R9 M390X has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4770.
Radeon HD 4770 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4770 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390X.
Radeon HD 4770 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4770 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4770 is 27 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
Radeon HD 4770 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	21−24
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	10−12	40−45
medium / 1080p	2−3	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 520% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	3−4	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 720p	12−14	70−75
medium / 1080p	4−5	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Battlefield 5 is 600% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon R9 M390X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	110−120	230−240
medium / 768p	85−90	210−220
ultra / 1080p	35−40	120−130
QHD / 1440p	−	100−110
4K / 2160p	10−11	55−60
high / 768p	60−65	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 159% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	55−60
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 31% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	70−75	120−130
medium / 768p	45−50	110−120
ultra / 1080p	18−20	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Dota 2 is 136% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	2−3	27−30
ultra / 1080p	2−3	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	0−1	9−10
low / 720p	10−11	55−60
medium / 1080p	3−4	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Far Cry 5 is 775% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	27−30
QHD / 1440p	1−2	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	130−140
medium / 1080p	8−9	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Fortnite is 326% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	3−4	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	14−16	75−80
medium / 1080p	5−6	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 550% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	40−45	110−120
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	3−4	45−50
ultra / 1080p	2−3	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 275% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	1−2	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	3−4	40−45
medium / 1080p	2−3	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Metro Exodus is 1200% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	55−60	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Minecraft is 43% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	75−80
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 117% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	3−4	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	4−5	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 550% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	8−9	80−85
medium / 768p	7−8	50−55
high / 1080p	3−4	27−30
ultra / 1080p	3−4	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 800% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	40−45
high / 768p	30−33	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in World of Tanks is 65% more, than Radeon HD 4770.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4770	Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN 3
Code name	RV740	Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 April 2009	9 June 2015
Pipelines	640	2048
Core clock speed	750 MHz	723 MHz
Transistor count	826 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	24.00	92.54
Floating-point performance	960.0 gflops	2,961 gflops
Length	203 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.3
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	Not Listed
Vulkan	N/A	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Laptop size		large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
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Radeon HD 4770 vs Radeon R9 M390X

Radeon R9 M390X is a Laptop Graphics Card

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