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    Radeon R9 M390X vs Radeon RX 560

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R9 M390X and Radeon RX 560. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon R9 M390X and Radeon RX 560. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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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 560
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 M390X has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560.
    • Radeon R9 M390X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M390X and Radeon RX 560 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Radeon R9 M390X is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R9 M390X is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 452 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
    • Radeon R9 M390X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 8−9 5−6
    4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
    low / 720p 40−45 35−40
    medium / 1080p 27−30 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon RX 560.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 M390X Radeon RX 560
    Architecture GCN 3 GCN 4.0
    Code name Amethyst (XT) / Tonga Polaris 21
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 9 June 2015 18 April 2017
    Pipelines 2048 1024
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 1175 MHz
    Boost Clock 1275 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 81.60
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 2,611 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 112.0 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 + 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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