HWBench.com

    GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon R9 390X

    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970
    Radeon R9 390X
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Jun 2015
    Radeon R9 390X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      119%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      121%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

    127 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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 390X

    21% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (111 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 970Radeon R9 390X
    GPU NameGM204 (GM204-200-A1)vsGrenada (Grenada XT)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size398 mm²vs438 mm²
    Transistors5,200 millionvs6,200 million
    Shaders1664vs2816
    Compute Units13vs44
    Core clock1050 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs56vs64
    TMUs104vs176

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 970Radeon R9 390X
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs512 bit
    Memory Speed1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective    		vs1500 MHz
    6000 MHz effective
    Memory Size4096 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 970Radeon R9 390X
    TDP148 wattsvs275 watts
    Release Date19 Sep 2014vs18 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 390X
      67.20 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 390X
      184.80 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 390X
      384.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 390X
      5914.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 970
      15750
    • Radeon R9 390X
      18860

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 970
      64
    • Radeon R9 390X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 970
      32.1
    • Radeon R9 390X
      38.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      114.7
    • Radeon R9 390X
      132

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 970
      79.6
    • Radeon R9 390X
      83.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 970
      55
    • Radeon R9 390X
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 970
      112.5
    • Radeon R9 390X
      122.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 970
      101
    • Radeon R9 390X
      112.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      42.3
    • Radeon R9 390X
      51.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      65
    • Radeon R9 390X
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      47
    • Radeon R9 390X
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 970
      91
    • Radeon R9 390X
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 970
      88
    • Radeon R9 390X
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 970
      68.6
    • Radeon R9 390X
      82.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      53
    • Radeon R9 390X
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 970
      62
    • Radeon R9 390X
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      76
    • Radeon R9 390X
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      54
    • Radeon R9 390X
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      79
    • Radeon R9 390X
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      53
    • Radeon R9 390X
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      49
    • Radeon R9 390X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 970
      102.4
    • Radeon R9 390X
      117.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 970
      96
    • Radeon R9 390X
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    • GeForce GTX 970
      85
    • Radeon R9 390X
      109.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      77
    • 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 970
      63
    • Radeon R9 390X
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 970
      76.4
    • Radeon R9 390X
      96

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      44
    • Radeon R9 390X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      62
    • Radeon R9 390X
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      78
    • Radeon R9 390X
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      66
    • Radeon R9 390X
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      53
    • Radeon R9 390X
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 970
      61
    • Radeon R9 390X
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      57
    • Radeon R9 390X
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      64
    • Radeon R9 390X
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 970
      78.7
    • Radeon R9 390X
      82.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      44
    • Radeon R9 390X
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      47
    • Radeon R9 390X
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 970
      41
    • 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 970
      41
    • Radeon R9 390X
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 970
      20.6
    • Radeon R9 390X
      24.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      70.2
    • Radeon R9 390X
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 970
      50.5
    • Radeon R9 390X
      56.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 970
      40
    • Radeon R9 390X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 970
      83.5
    • Radeon R9 390X
      96.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 970
      69.4
    • Radeon R9 390X
      82.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25.7
    • Radeon R9 390X
      33.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      45
    • Radeon R9 390X
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      36
    • Radeon R9 390X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 970
      58
    • Radeon R9 390X
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 970
      54
    • Radeon R9 390X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 970
      46.3
    • Radeon R9 390X
      58.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      37
    • Radeon R9 390X
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 970
      43
    • Radeon R9 390X
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      44
    • Radeon R9 390X
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      39
    • Radeon R9 390X
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      55
    • Radeon R9 390X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      37
    • Radeon R9 390X
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      29
    • Radeon R9 390X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 970
      65.7
    • Radeon R9 390X
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 970
      60.4
    • Radeon R9 390X
      54.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 970
      69
    • Radeon R9 390X
      82

    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 970
      42
    • Radeon R9 390X
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 970
      55.2
    • Radeon R9 390X
      72.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      29
    • Radeon R9 390X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      45
    • Radeon R9 390X
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      49
    • Radeon R9 390X
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      45
    • Radeon R9 390X
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      42
    • Radeon R9 390X
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 970
      44
    • Radeon R9 390X
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      40
    • Radeon R9 390X
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      45
    • Radeon R9 390X
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 970
      54.5
    • Radeon R9 390X
      59.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      30
    • Radeon R9 390X
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      32
    • Radeon R9 390X
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 970
      20.9
    • Radeon R9 390X
      21.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      33.8
    • Radeon R9 390X
      42.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 970
      24.7
    • Radeon R9 390X
      29.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 970
      21
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 970
      49.3
    • Radeon R9 390X
      60.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 970
      41.6
    • Radeon R9 390X
      52.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      17.7
    • Radeon R9 390X
      23.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      22
    • Radeon R9 390X
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 970
      29
    • Radeon R9 390X
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 970
      26
    • Radeon R9 390X
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 970
      23.8
    • Radeon R9 390X
      31.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      18
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 970
      23
    • Radeon R9 390X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      20
    • Radeon R9 390X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      21
    • Radeon R9 390X
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      27
    • Radeon R9 390X
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      19
    • Radeon R9 390X
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      14
    • Radeon R9 390X
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 970
      32.6
    • Radeon R9 390X
      40.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 970
      27.7
    • Radeon R9 390X
      27.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 970
      38
    • Radeon R9 390X
      44

    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 970
      19
    • Radeon R9 390X
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 970
      27
    • Radeon R9 390X
      36.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      14
    • Radeon R9 390X
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      26
    • Radeon R9 390X
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25
    • Radeon R9 390X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25
    • Radeon R9 390X
      -1

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25
    • Radeon R9 390X
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 970
      24
    • Radeon R9 390X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      18
    • Radeon R9 390X
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      23
    • Radeon R9 390X
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 970
      28.6
    • Radeon R9 390X
      33.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      16
    • Radeon R9 390X
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      19
    • Radeon R9 390X
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 970
      23
    • Radeon R9 390X
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

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