Radeon R9 M390X vs Tesla M2070 Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M390X and Tesla M2070 Q, 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 Tesla M2070 Q, check out specs charts below.

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

  Radeon R9 M390X Tesla M2070 Q
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M2070 Q has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • Radeon R9 M390X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla M2070 Q uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M2070 Q has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • Radeon R9 M390X is used in Laptops, and Tesla M2070 Q - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 M390X is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Tesla M2070 Q - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M390X is 149 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Radeon R9 M390X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla M2070 Q - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 3−4
ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 14−16
medium / 1080p 27−30 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 M390X Tesla M2070 Q
Architecture GCN 3 Fermi
Code name Amethyst (XT) / Tonga GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 9 June 2015 25 July 2011
Pipelines 2048 448
Core clock speed 723 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 32.14
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 150.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL Not Listed 1.1
Vulkan + N/A
CUDA 2.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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