AMD Radeon R9 390 vs AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon R9 390 $329
AMD Radeon RX 480 $239
2560 Shaders
8GB GDDR5
1000MHz
2304 Shaders
8GB GDDR5
1266MHz
Peak AI Performance
5.12 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
5.83 TFLOPS
FP16
FP32
5.12 TFLOPS
FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
-
-
FP16
5.83 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
275W
TDP
150W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
-

Peak AI Performance

  • 12% slower vs Radeon RX 480
  • 14% faster vs Radeon R9 390
Radeon R9 390 - 5.12 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon RX 480 - 5.83 TFLOPS FP16
x1.14

FP32

  • 12% slower vs Radeon RX 480
  • 14% faster vs Radeon R9 390
Radeon R9 390 - 5.12 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon RX 480 - 5.83 TFLOPS FP32
x1.14
  • 50% faster vs Radeon RX 480
  • 33% slower vs Radeon R9 390
Radeon R9 390 - 384GB/s
x1.5
Radeon RX 480 - 256GB/s
x1
  • 83% higher vs Radeon RX 480
  • 45% lower vs Radeon R9 390
Radeon R9 390 - 275W
x1.83
Radeon RX 480 - 150W
x1
  • 16% faster vs Radeon RX 480
  • 14% slower vs Radeon R9 390
Radeon R9 390 - GB6 OpenCL 44,370
x1.16
Radeon RX 480 - GB6 OpenCL 38,180
x1
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
GCN 2
Architecture
GCN 4
Family
Radeon R 300
Family
Radeon R 400
Codename
Hawaii
-
Variant
Grenada Pro
Codename
Ellesmere
Polaris 10
Variant
Polaris 10 XT
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
6/18/2015
Release Date
6/29/2016
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Fabrication Node
28nm
Fabrication Node
14LPP
Die Size
438 mm²
Die Size
232 mm²
Transistor Count
6.2 Billion
Transistor Count
5.7 Billion
Transistor Density
14.16M/mm²
Transistor Density
24.57M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2560 Shaders
Shading Units
2304 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
160 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
144 TMUs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Compute Units
40 CUs
Compute Units
36 CUs
-
1000MHz
1120MHz Base
1266MHz
Peak AI Performance
5.12 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
5.83 TFLOPS
FP16
-
-
FP16
5.83 TFLOPS
FP32
5.12 TFLOPS
FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
FP64
640 GFLOPS
FP64
360 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
40.512 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
160 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
182.304 GTexel/s
L1
16KB/CU
L1
16KB/CU
L2
1MB Shared
L2
2MB Shared
8GB
GDDR5
8GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
512Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
384GB/s
Clock
2000MHz
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Bandwidth
256GB/s
TDP
275W
TDP
150W
2x DVI-D Dual-Link
1x DisplayPort 1.2
-
1x HDMI 1.4
-
-
-
3x DisplayPort 1.4
-
1x HDMI 2.0
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution
5120x2880
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 1.4
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
Model
VCE 2.0
Model
VCE 3.0
Codec
AVC (H.264)
-
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Model
UVD 4.2
Model
UVD 6.3
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
-
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
-
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.5
GFX
7
Shader Model
6.7
GFX
8
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
-
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
CrossFire XDMA
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
CrossFire XDMA
Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
275 mm (10.83 in)
Depth
36 mm (1.42 in)
Height
95 mm (3.74 in)
Width
240 mm (9.45 in)
Depth
35 mm (1.38 in)
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