GeForce GTX 770 vs Radeon R9 390X

GeForce GTX 770
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 30 May 2013
GeForce GTX 770
Radeon R9 390X
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 18 Jun 2015
Radeon R9 390X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 770
    100%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    168%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 770
    100%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    182%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 770

45 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390X .
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider Radeon R9 390X

82% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports TrueAudio
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Radeon R9 390X

HWBench recommends Radeon R9 390X

The Radeon R9 390X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (37 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 390X
GPU NameGK104 (GK104-425-A2)vsGrenada (Grenada XT)
Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
Die Size294 mm²vs438 mm²
Transistors3,540 millionvs6,200 million
Shaders1536vs2816
Compute Units8vs44
Core clock1046 MHzvs1050 MHz
ROPs32vs64
TMUs128vs176

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 390X
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs512 bit
Memory Speed1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
vs1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective
Memory Size2048 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 390X
TDP230 wattsvs275 watts
Release Date30 May 2013vs18 Jun 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33.50 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 390X
    67.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 770
    134.00 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 390X
    184.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    224.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 390X
    384.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 770
    3213.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 390X
    5914.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 770
    11180
  • Radeon R9 390X
    18860

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    36
  • Radeon R9 390X
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    21.7
  • Radeon R9 390X
    38.8

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    85.2
  • Radeon R9 390X
    132

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    56.1
  • Radeon R9 390X
    83.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 770
    40
  • Radeon R9 390X
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    86.1
  • Radeon R9 390X
    122.1

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    64.8
  • Radeon R9 390X
    112.7

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33.8
  • Radeon R9 390X
    51.6

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 770
    72
  • Radeon R9 390X
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    58
  • Radeon R9 390X
    85

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    29
  • Radeon R9 390X
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    46
  • Radeon R9 390X
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    27
  • Radeon R9 390X
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    24
  • Radeon R9 390X
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    11.3
  • Radeon R9 390X
    24.8

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    52.9
  • Radeon R9 390X
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    36.6
  • Radeon R9 390X
    56.8

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 770
    30
  • Radeon R9 390X
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    63.7
  • Radeon R9 390X
    96.2

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    44.8
  • Radeon R9 390X
    82.3

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    20.1
  • Radeon R9 390X
    33.6

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 770
    42
  • Radeon R9 390X
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    41
  • Radeon R9 390X
    61

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    23
  • Radeon R9 390X
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33
  • Radeon R9 390X
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    19
  • Radeon R9 390X
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    14
  • Radeon R9 390X
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    10.4
  • Radeon R9 390X
    21.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    25.1
  • Radeon R9 390X
    42.3

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    17.6
  • Radeon R9 390X
    29.6

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    37
  • Radeon R9 390X
    60.5

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    26.5
  • Radeon R9 390X
    52.7

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    13.1
  • Radeon R9 390X
    23.2

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 770
    19
  • Radeon R9 390X
    27

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    13
  • Radeon R9 390X
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    6
  • Radeon R9 390X
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    9
  • Radeon R9 390X
    27

FPS (higher is better)