R9 390 benchmark with Phenom 8600 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium Quality
For the most part, the R9 390 is still capable of playing modern games, but you would have to reduce settings to sustain those higher framerates. If keeping graphics quality settings closer to ultra or high is important, there are a few options for upgrades. It appears that the R9 390 is a more capable mid-range card that can play AAA titles at 1080p with 60 frames per second. It is worth noting that the R9 390 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. In terms of memory, the R9 390 's 8192 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. This combination between R9 390 and AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core is going to cause serious bottlenecks in many games and cause severe FPS loss.
The release year of the graphics card. The newer the better technology and performance optimization and
driver support.
Year
2016
2019
13
2015
2016
11
2014
2015
8
2013
2014
4
2007
2013
2
The price of the graphics card. The cheaper the better.
Price
0
250
35
250
400
30
400
550
25
550
650
15
650
9999
5
Power Supply Wattage required for overall system. The lower the better.
PSU
0
350
4
350
450
4
450
550
3
550
650
2
650
9999
1
Maximum recorded temperature under load. The lower the better for longer life of the graphics card.
Temp
0
70
2
70
75
2
75
80
1
80
85
1
85
999
1
Noise Levels under load. The lower the better.
Noise
0
45
2
45
48
2
48
50
2
50
55
1
55
999
1
Full HD performance at 1080p resolution. The higher the better.
FHD
60
9999
18
55
60
13
45
55
11
35
45
7
0
35
5
Quad HD performance at 1440p resolution. The higher the better.
QHD
60
9999
10
55
60
8
45
55
5
35
45
4
0
35
2
4K performance at 2160p resolution. The higher the better.
F4K
60
9999
5
55
60
4
45
55
3
35
45
2
0
35
1
Current CPU Impact on performance with respect to the highest performing CPU used for benchmark at the
time this graphics card was released.
CPU
-5
9999
5
-7
-5
4
-10
-7
3
-15
-10
2
-9999
-15
1
Graphics card memory (RAM) capacity. The higher the better for higher resolution textures and future
demanding games.
MEM
8
9999
5
4
8
4
2
4
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
FROM
TO
VERDICT
The overall score is determined based on the calculated weightings for the individual components.
OVERALL SCORE
80
99
Excellent
70
80
Very Good
60
70
Good
40
60
Acceptable
0
40
Weak
74/100
Very Good
The good news is, with the release of the R9 390X, the R9 390 's price is getting more discount. AMD ’s xx90 cards have always been defined by high-end prices with performance that knocks on the door of extreme graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 2.0 graphics card inside the R9 390, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.
The R9 390 is much more cheaper than the R9 290 as it costs $ 329. Compare this to the R9 290, AMD Radeon R9 290X, which came originally at a price of $ 399, $ 549. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 980 which costs $ 549. Spec for spec, this R9 390 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the R9 290, by boasting 3.3 % more fps.
The R9 390 has 8 GB RAM compared to the R9 290 's 4 GB video memory. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 980, the R9 390 was -19.1 % slower.
For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Apex Legends, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Resident Evil 2, Strange Brigade, Valorant at 63 fps to 115 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 79 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 94 fps to 94 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 94 fps.
For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 82 fps to 82 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 82 fps.
The R9 390 sits between the R9 290X and the R9 290, falling slower than R9 290X by 0.3% and faster than R9 290 by 5.7%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the R9 290X. Against its rival - the GTX 980, the R9 390 is much slower. There is a big margin in performance when comparing the R9 390 against the R9 390X.
The R9 390 sits between the R9 290 and the RX 570, falling slower than R9 290 by 1.5% and faster than RX 570 by 0%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. The R9 390's performance in this game hovers around the 60fps mark. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the R9 290. Against its rival - the GTX 980, the R9 390 is much slower. There is a big margin in performance when comparing the R9 390 against the R9 390X.
The R9 390 sits between the R9 290X and the R9 290, falling slower than R9 290X by 0.3% and faster than R9 290 by 5.7%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the R9 290X. Against its rival - the GTX 980, the R9 390 is much slower. There is a big margin in performance when comparing the R9 390 against the R9 390X.
The R9 390 sits between the GTX 970 and the GTX 780, falling slower than GTX 970 by 1% and faster than GTX 780 by 7%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. The R9 390's performance in this game hovers around the 60fps mark. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 970. Against its rival - the GTX 980, the R9 390 is much slower. There is a big margin in performance when comparing the R9 390 against the R9 390X.
The R9 390 sits between the R9 290X and the R9 290, falling slower than R9 290X by 0.4% and faster than R9 290 by 5.2%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the R9 290X. Against its rival - the GTX 980, the R9 390 is much slower. There is a big margin in performance when comparing the R9 390 against the R9 390X.
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