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    Radeon R9 M390X vs Radeon RX 570

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M390X and Radeon RX 570, 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 M390X stacks up against Radeon RX 570, check out specs charts below.
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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 R9 M390X Radeon RX 570
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon RX 570 has 20% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M390X.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon RX 570 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390X.
    • Radeon R9 M390X is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 570 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R9 M390X is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 445 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
    • Radeon R9 M390X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 8−9 16−18
    4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
    low / 720p 40−45 60−65
    medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Radeon R9 M390X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 M390X Radeon RX 570
    Architecture GCN 3 Polaris
    Code name Amethyst (XT) / Tonga Polaris 20 Ellesmere
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 9 June 2015 18 April 2017
    Pipelines 2048 2048
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 1168 MHz
    Boost Clock 1244 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 159.2
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 5,095 gflops
    Length 241 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL Not Listed 2.0
    Vulkan + +
    FreeSync + +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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