GeForce GTX 1070 vs Radeon R9 390

GeForce GTX 1070
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 10 Jun 2016
GeForce GTX 1070
Radeon R9 390
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 18 Jun 2015
Radeon R9 390

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    138%
  • Radeon R9 390
    100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    142%
  • Radeon R9 390
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1070

42% higher gaming performance.
125 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 PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider Radeon R9 390

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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 1070

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1070

The GeForce GTX 1070 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (33 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1070Radeon R9 390
GPU NameGP104 (GP104-200-A1)vsGrenada (Grenada PRO)
Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
Die Size314 mm²vs438 mm²
Transistors7,200 millionvs6,200 million
Shaders1920vs2560
Compute Units15vs40
Core clock1506 MHzvs1000 MHz
ROPs64vs64
TMUs120vs160

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1070Radeon R9 390
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs512 bit
Memory Speed2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective
vs1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1070Radeon R9 390
TDP150 wattsvs275 watts
Release Date10 Jun 2016vs18 Jun 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    96.40 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 390
    64.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    180.70 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 390
    160.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    256.30 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 390
    384.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    5783.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 390
    5120.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    24720
  • Radeon R9 390
    17820

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    100
  • Radeon R9 390
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    86
  • Radeon R9 390
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    70
  • Radeon R9 390
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    93
  • Radeon R9 390
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    126
  • Radeon R9 390
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    75
  • Radeon R9 390
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    121
  • Radeon R9 390
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    117
  • Radeon R9 390
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    96
  • Radeon R9 390
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    90
  • Radeon R9 390
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    71
  • Radeon R9 390
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    71
  • Radeon R9 390
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    56
  • Radeon R9 390
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    52
  • Radeon R9 390
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    67
  • Radeon R9 390
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    79
  • Radeon R9 390
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    59
  • Radeon R9 390
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    87
  • Radeon R9 390
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    74
  • Radeon R9 390
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    72
  • Radeon R9 390
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    66
  • Radeon R9 390
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    48
  • Radeon R9 390
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    39
  • Radeon R9 390
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    28
  • Radeon R9 390
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    32
  • Radeon R9 390
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    34
  • Radeon R9 390
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    41
  • Radeon R9 390
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    34
  • Radeon R9 390
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    52
  • Radeon R9 390
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    37
  • Radeon R9 390
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    40
  • Radeon R9 390
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    37
  • Radeon R9 390
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1070
    25
  • Radeon R9 390
    18

FPS (higher is better)