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AMD logo Radeon R9 390X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT

AMD Radeon R9 390X logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo
General information Radeon R9 390X Radeon HD 7870 XT
Launched Q4 2013 Q2 2013
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 % 925 MHz 7.5 %
Effective Clock 6100 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 1.6 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 290 W 0 % 185 W 36.2 %
Length 308 mm 0 % 275 mm 10.7 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 390X Radeon HD 7870 XT
Overall Score 47987 0 % 33983 29.2 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 26 % 13.3 %
Benchmark Score 23027 0 % 11549 49.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 696.9 0 % 666.9 4.3 %
Average DirectX performance 66.1 FPS 0 % 33 FPS 50 %
DirectX 9 performance 128 FPS 0 % 48 FPS 62.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 45 FPS 0 % 26.6 FPS 40.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.4 FPS 0 % 40.8 FPS 26.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 35.7 FPS 0 % 16.7 FPS 53.2 %
Graphic card computing 3130.7 operations/s 0 % 2807.4 operations/s 10.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon R9 390X Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 108.1 FPS 70.7 FPS
High settings 194.6 FPS 127.3 FPS
Medium settings 233.5 FPS 152.8 FPS
Low settings 326.9 FPS 213.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.6 %

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 XT.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 390X Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 80.0 FPS 56.0 FPS
High settings 144.0 FPS 100.9 FPS
Medium settings 172.8 FPS 121.0 FPS
Low settings 241.9 FPS 169.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 30 %
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