Radeon Pro 450 vs Radeon R9 M390X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 450 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 Pro 450 stacks up against Radeon R9 M390X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro 450 and Radeon R9 M390X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon Pro 450 and Radeon R9 M390X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 Pro 450 or Radeon R9 M390X here:
Main Specs
Radeon Pro 450
Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon R9 M390X has 185% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 450.
Radeon Pro 450 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M390X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 450.
Radeon Pro 450 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
Radeon Pro 450 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 450 is 77 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
Radeon Pro 450 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390X - 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
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
3−4
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 64% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
21−24
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
30−35
QHD / 1440p
5−6
14−16
4K / 2160p
5−6
9−10
low / 720p
45−50
70−75
medium / 1080p
24−27
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Battlefield 5 is 70% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
200−210
230−240
medium / 768p
170−180
210−220
ultra / 1080p
90−95
120−130
QHD / 1440p
50−55
100−110
4K / 2160p
30−33
55−60
high / 768p
130−140
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 32% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
medium / 768p
90−95
110−120
ultra / 1080p
60−65
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Dota 2 is 26% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
5−6
9−10
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
21−24
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
27−30
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
90−95
130−140
medium / 1080p
45−50
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Fortnite is 51% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
27−30
QHD / 1440p
8−9
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
75−80
medium / 1080p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
80−85
110−120
medium / 768p
70−75
95−100
high / 1080p
27−30
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−12
18−20
QHD / 1440p
2−3
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 46% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
9−10
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
75−80
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 23% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 43% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
50−55
80−85
medium / 768p
30−35
50−55
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
4K / 2160p
8−9
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
100−105
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
40−45
high / 768p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
Full Specs
Radeon Pro 450
Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture
Polaris
GCN 3
Code name
Polaris 11
Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
27 October 2016
9 June 2015
Pipelines
640
2048
Core clock speed
800 MHz
723 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
32.00
92.54
Floating-point performance
1,024 gflops
2,961 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth
81.28 GB/s
160.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
2.0
Not Listed
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
FreeSync
+
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
127 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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