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AMD logo Radeon R9 390X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon R9 390X logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo
General information Radeon R9 390X Radeon HD 7870
Launched Q4 2013 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 2048 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6100 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 18 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 290 W 0 % 175 W 39.7 %
Length 308 mm 0 % 296 mm 3.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 390X Radeon HD 7870
Overall Score 47987 0 % 34616 27.9 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 20 % 33.3 %
Benchmark Score 23027 0 % 11983 48 %
2D Benchmark Score 696.9 0 % 589.6 15.4 %
Average DirectX performance 66.1 FPS 0 % 37.6 FPS 43 %
DirectX 9 performance 128 FPS 0 % 80.8 FPS 36.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 45 FPS 0 % 17.8 FPS 60.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.4 FPS 0 % 29 FPS 47.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 35.7 FPS 0 % 22.8 FPS 36.2 %
Graphic card computing 3130.7 operations/s 0 % 2332.2 operations/s 25.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 390X, Radeon HD 7870.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 390X Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 108.1 FPS 72.4 FPS
High settings 194.6 FPS 130.3 FPS
Medium settings 233.5 FPS 156.4 FPS
Low settings 326.9 FPS 219.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 33 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon R9 390X, Radeon HD 7870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 390X Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 80.0 FPS 57.1 FPS
High settings 144.0 FPS 102.8 FPS
Medium settings 172.8 FPS 123.4 FPS
Low settings 241.9 FPS 172.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.6 %
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