Radeon R9 295X2 vs Radeon R9 390X
Summary
Radeon R9 295X2
140%
Radeon R9 390X
100%
Relative performance
Radeon R9 295X2
147%
Radeon R9 390X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 295X2 |
| 47% 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 390X |
| 225 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 295X2 . |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon R9 295X2
The Radeon R9 295X2 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (45 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon R9 295X2 | | Radeon R9 390X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Vesuvius (Vesuvius XT) | vs | Grenada (Grenada XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | vs | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,200 million | vs | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 2816 | vs | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 44 | vs | 44 |
| Core clock | 1018 MHz | vs | 1050 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 176 | vs | 176 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon R9 295X2 | | Radeon R9 390X | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 512 bit x2 | vs | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective | vs | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon R9 295X2 | | Radeon R9 390X | |
|---|
| TDP | 500 watts | vs | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Apr 2014 | vs | 18 Jun 2015 |
Radeon R9 295X2
130.40 GP/s
Radeon R9 390X
67.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon R9 295X2
358.40 GT/s
Radeon R9 390X
184.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon R9 295X2
640.00 GB/s
Radeon R9 390X
384.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon R9 295X2
11466.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 390X
5914.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Radeon R9 295X2
26440
Radeon R9 390X
18860
Points (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
66.3
Radeon R9 390X
38.8
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
196.1
Radeon R9 390X
132
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
130.4
Radeon R9 390X
83.9
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
170.5
Radeon R9 390X
122.1
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
139.3
Radeon R9 390X
112.7
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
63.1
Radeon R9 390X
51.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
88.6
Radeon R9 390X
82.6
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon R9 295X2
124
Radeon R9 390X
85
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
191.9
Radeon R9 390X
117.1
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
80.8
Radeon R9 390X
89
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
179.1
Radeon R9 390X
109.7
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
135.4
Radeon R9 390X
96
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 295X2
48
Radeon R9 390X
52
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 295X2
71
Radeon R9 390X
73
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
116.9
Radeon R9 390X
82.3
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
43.2
Radeon R9 390X
24.8
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
149.1
Radeon R9 390X
85
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
90.9
Radeon R9 390X
56.8
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
142.1
Radeon R9 390X
96.2
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
136.8
Radeon R9 390X
82.3
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
55.6
Radeon R9 390X
33.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
75.4
Radeon R9 390X
58.2
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon R9 295X2
103
Radeon R9 390X
61
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
135.1
Radeon R9 390X
79
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
49.8
Radeon R9 390X
54.4
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
148.5
Radeon R9 390X
77.9
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
117
Radeon R9 390X
72.4
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 295X2
39
Radeon R9 390X
41
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 295X2
66
Radeon R9 390X
55
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
92.1
Radeon R9 390X
59.9
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
38.8
Radeon R9 390X
21.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
74.4
Radeon R9 390X
42.3
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
47.5
Radeon R9 390X
29.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
95.3
Radeon R9 390X
60.5
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
89.1
Radeon R9 390X
52.7
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
38.9
Radeon R9 390X
23.2
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
38.7
Radeon R9 390X
31.8
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon R9 295X2
55
Radeon R9 390X
32
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
68.9
Radeon R9 390X
40.4
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
24.7
Radeon R9 390X
27.4
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
108.6
Radeon R9 390X
43.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
59.9
Radeon R9 390X
36.3
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 295X2
23
Radeon R9 390X
25
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 295X2
43
Radeon R9 390X
30
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 295X2
51.8
Radeon R9 390X
33.2
FPS (higher is better)