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    GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon R9 390X

    GeForce GTX 1080
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
    Release date: 27 May 2016
    GeForce GTX 1080
    Radeon R9 390X
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Jun 2015
    Radeon R9 390X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      159%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      104%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080

    95 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390X .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (93 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1080Radeon R9 390X
    GPU NameGP104 (GP104-400-A1)vsGrenada (Grenada XT)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size314 mm²vs438 mm²
    Transistors7,200 millionvs6,200 million
    Shaders2560vs2816
    Compute Units20vs44
    Core clock1607 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs64vs64
    TMUs160vs176

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1080Radeon R9 390X
    Memory TypeGDDR5XvsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs512 bit
    Memory Speed1251 MHz
    10008 MHz effective    		vs1500 MHz
    6000 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1080Radeon R9 390X
    TDP180 wattsvs275 watts
    Release Date27 May 2016vs18 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

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

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

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

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

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

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      8228.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 390X
      5914.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      30160
    • Radeon R9 390X
      18860

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      186
    • Radeon R9 390X
      138

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      120
    • Radeon R9 390X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      124
    • Radeon R9 390X
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      121
    • Radeon R9 390X
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      106
    • Radeon R9 390X
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      89
    • Radeon R9 390X
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      176
    • Radeon R9 390X
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      134
    • Radeon R9 390X
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110
    • Radeon R9 390X
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110
    • Radeon R9 390X
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110
    • Radeon R9 390X
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      144
    • Radeon R9 390X
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90
    • Radeon R9 390X
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      159
    • Radeon R9 390X
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      140
    • Radeon R9 390X
      92

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      91
    • Radeon R9 390X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58
    • Radeon R9 390X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      143
    • 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
      133
    • 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
      91
    • Radeon R9 390X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      121
    • Radeon R9 390X
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      132
    • Radeon R9 390X
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      127
    • Radeon R9 390X
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      105
    • Radeon R9 390X
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      125
    • Radeon R9 390X
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      108
    • Radeon R9 390X
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      97
    • Radeon R9 390X
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      85
    • Radeon R9 390X
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      109
    • Radeon R9 390X
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      158
    • Radeon R9 390X
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86
    • Radeon R9 390X
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      88
    • Radeon R9 390X
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      85
    • Radeon R9 390X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81
    • Radeon R9 390X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86
    • Radeon R9 390X
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      69
    • Radeon R9 390X
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      66
    • Radeon R9 390X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      112
    • Radeon R9 390X
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      103
    • Radeon R9 390X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81
    • Radeon R9 390X
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      84
    • Radeon R9 390X
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      80
    • Radeon R9 390X
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      93
    • Radeon R9 390X
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      71
    • Radeon R9 390X
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      114
    • Radeon R9 390X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      108
    • Radeon R9 390X
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58
    • Radeon R9 390X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      45
    • Radeon R9 390X
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      129
    • Radeon R9 390X
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      93
    • 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
      90
    • 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
      62
    • Radeon R9 390X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90
    • Radeon R9 390X
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      95
    • Radeon R9 390X
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      91
    • Radeon R9 390X
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      82
    • Radeon R9 390X
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      96
    • Radeon R9 390X
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      79
    • Radeon R9 390X
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81
    • Radeon R9 390X
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58
    • Radeon R9 390X
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      79
    • Radeon R9 390X
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86
    • Radeon R9 390X
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • Radeon R9 390X
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • Radeon R9 390X
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      36
    • Radeon R9 390X
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      40
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      59
    • Radeon R9 390X
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      57
    • Radeon R9 390X
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      45
    • Radeon R9 390X
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      44
    • Radeon R9 390X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • Radeon R9 390X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • Radeon R9 390X
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58
    • Radeon R9 390X
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      63
    • Radeon R9 390X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28
    • Radeon R9 390X
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28
    • Radeon R9 390X
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      70
    • Radeon R9 390X
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      46
    • 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
      47
    • 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
      33
    • Radeon R9 390X
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      55
    • Radeon R9 390X
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      57
    • Radeon R9 390X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      53
    • Radeon R9 390X
      -1

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • Radeon R9 390X
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      52
    • Radeon R9 390X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      44
    • Radeon R9 390X
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • Radeon R9 390X
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      32
    • Radeon R9 390X
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • Radeon R9 390X
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • Radeon R9 390X
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

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