Radeon RX 470 vs Radeon R9 390
Summary
Radeon RX 470
100%
Radeon R9 390
106%
Relative performance
Radeon RX 470
100%
Radeon R9 390
112%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 470 |
| 155 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390 . |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 390 |
| 12% higher gaming performance. |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon R9 390
The Radeon R9 390 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (33 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 470 | | Radeon R9 390 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere PRO) | vs | Grenada (Grenada PRO) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | vs | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | vs | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | vs | 2560 |
| Compute Units | 32 | vs | 40 |
| Core clock | 926 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 160 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 470 | | Radeon R9 390 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective | vs | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 470 | | Radeon R9 390 | |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | vs | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Jun 2016 | vs | 18 Jun 2015 |
Radeon RX 470
38.60 GP/s
Radeon R9 390
64.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
154.40 GT/s
Radeon R9 390
160.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
211.20 GB/s
Radeon R9 390
384.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
4940.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 390
5120.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
16690
Radeon R9 390
17820
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 470
51
Radeon R9 390
58
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
Radeon RX 470
64
Radeon R9 390
72
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
46
Radeon R9 390
43
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
Radeon RX 470
64
Radeon R9 390
61
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
75
Radeon R9 390
83
FPS (higher is better)
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
49
Radeon R9 390
52
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
74
Radeon R9 390
85
FPS (higher is better)
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
86
Radeon R9 390
87
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
68
Radeon R9 390
75
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 470
65
Radeon R9 390
73
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
42
Radeon R9 390
44
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 470
32
Radeon R9 390
38
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
Radeon RX 470
40
Radeon R9 390
46
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
32
Radeon R9 390
33
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
Radeon RX 470
44
Radeon R9 390
45
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
47
Radeon R9 390
56
FPS (higher is better)
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
38
Radeon R9 390
42
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
55
Radeon R9 390
61
FPS (higher is better)
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
52
Radeon R9 390
63
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
48
Radeon R9 390
50
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 470
44
Radeon R9 390
52
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
29
Radeon R9 390
30
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 470
19
Radeon R9 390
24
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
Radeon RX 470
19
Radeon R9 390
21
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
25
Radeon R9 390
23
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
Radeon RX 470
21
Radeon R9 390
23
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
22
Radeon R9 390
27
FPS (higher is better)
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
22
Radeon R9 390
25
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
30
Radeon R9 390
34
FPS (higher is better)
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
23
Radeon R9 390
32
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
30
Radeon R9 390
33
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 470
22
Radeon R9 390
29
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 470
14
Radeon R9 390
18
FPS (higher is better)