GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs Radeon R9 390X

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Memory: 11264Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Radeon R9 390X
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 18 Jun 2015
Radeon R9 390X

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    102%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

55 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)
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 390X

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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (73 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon R9 390X
GPU NameGP102 (GP102-350-K1-A1)vsGrenada (Grenada XT)
Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
Die Size471 mm²vs438 mm²
Transistors12,000 millionvs6,200 million
Shaders3584vs2816
Compute Units28vs44
Core clock1480 MHzvs1050 MHz
ROPs88vs64
TMUs224vs176

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon R9 390X
Memory TypeGDDR5XvsGDDR5
Bus Width352 bitvs512 bit
Memory Speed1376 MHz
11008 MHz effective
vs1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective
Memory Size11264 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon R9 390X
TDP220 wattsvs275 watts
Release DateUNRELEASEDvs18 Jun 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    130.20 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 390X
    67.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    332.00 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 390X
    184.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    484.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 390X
    384.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    10609.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 390X
    5914.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    224
  • Radeon R9 390X
    138

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    123
  • Radeon R9 390X
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    156
  • Radeon R9 390X
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    119
  • Radeon R9 390X
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    120
  • Radeon R9 390X
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    119
  • Radeon R9 390X
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    125
  • Radeon R9 390X
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    118
  • Radeon R9 390X
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    164
  • Radeon R9 390X
    89

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    105
  • Radeon R9 390X
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    170
  • Radeon R9 390X
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    154
  • Radeon R9 390X
    92

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    108
  • Radeon R9 390X
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    71
  • Radeon R9 390X
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    186
  • Radeon R9 390X
    92

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    175
  • Radeon R9 390X
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    115
  • Radeon R9 390X
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    143
  • Radeon R9 390X
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    149
  • Radeon R9 390X
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    168
  • Radeon R9 390X
    89

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    140
  • Radeon R9 390X
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    131
  • Radeon R9 390X
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    102
  • Radeon R9 390X
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    134
  • Radeon R9 390X
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    209
  • Radeon R9 390X
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Ashes Of The Singularity

High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    106
  • Radeon R9 390X
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    98
  • Radeon R9 390X
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    109
  • Radeon R9 390X
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    89
  • Radeon R9 390X
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    96
  • Radeon R9 390X
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    101
  • Radeon R9 390X
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    104
  • Radeon R9 390X
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    101
  • Radeon R9 390X
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    116
  • Radeon R9 390X
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    86
  • Radeon R9 390X
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    144
  • Radeon R9 390X
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    130
  • Radeon R9 390X
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    74
  • Radeon R9 390X
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    57
  • Radeon R9 390X
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    120
  • Radeon R9 390X
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    121
  • Radeon R9 390X
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    78
  • Radeon R9 390X
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    115
  • Radeon R9 390X
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    126
  • Radeon R9 390X
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    121
  • Radeon R9 390X
    59

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    108
  • Radeon R9 390X
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    97
  • Radeon R9 390X
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    76
  • Radeon R9 390X
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    99
  • Radeon R9 390X
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    113
  • Radeon R9 390X
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    60
  • Radeon R9 390X
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    61
  • Radeon R9 390X
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    46
  • Radeon R9 390X
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    57
  • Radeon R9 390X
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    53
  • Radeon R9 390X
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    58
  • Radeon R9 390X
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    58
  • Radeon R9 390X
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    57
  • Radeon R9 390X
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    52
  • Radeon R9 390X
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    78
  • Radeon R9 390X
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    78
  • Radeon R9 390X
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    37
  • Radeon R9 390X
    18

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    36
  • Radeon R9 390X
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    61
  • Radeon R9 390X
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    60
  • Radeon R9 390X
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    42
  • Radeon R9 390X
    20

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    68
  • Radeon R9 390X
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    68
  • Radeon R9 390X
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    71
  • Radeon R9 390X
    -1

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    66
  • Radeon R9 390X
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    56
  • Radeon R9 390X
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    43
  • Radeon R9 390X
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    62
  • Radeon R9 390X
    31

FPS (higher is better)