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AMD Radeon R9 390X

Graphics Processor
Grenada
Cores
2816
TMUs
176
ROPs
64
Memory Size
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
512 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
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The Radeon R9 390X was a high-end graphics card by AMD, launched on June 18th, 2015. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Grenada graphics processor, in its Grenada XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon R9 390X. The Grenada graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 438 mm² and 6,200 million transistors. It features 2816 shading units, 176 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. AMD has paired 8 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 390X, which are connected using a 512-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1050 MHz, memory is running at 1500 MHz (6 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 390X draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 275 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 390X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 275 mm x 109 mm x 36 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 429 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Grenada
GPU Variant
Grenada XT
(215-0880004)
Architecture
GCN 2.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
6,200 million
Density
14.2M / mm²
Die Size
438 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Jun 18th, 2015
Generation
Pirate Islands
(R9 300)
Predecessor
Volcanic Islands
Successor
Arctic Islands
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
429 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Reviews
60 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
2%
GeForce 9400 GT
3%
Radeon HD 4550
3%
Radeon HD 5450
4%
Radeon HD 6450
5%
GeForce GT 520
5%
GeForce GT 220
7%
GeForce GT 430
9%
Radeon HD 5570
9%
Radeon HD 4670
10%
GeForce GT 440
10%
GeForce GT 240
10%
GeForce 9600 GT
12%
Radeon HD 5670
13%
GeForce GT 640
13%
GeForce 9800 GT
14%
Radeon HD 6670
14%
Radeon HD 4830
15%
Radeon HD 4770
16%
Radeon HD 4850
17%
GeForce GTS 250
17%
GeForce GTS 450
18%
Radeon HD 5750
18%
Radeon HD 7750
21%
Radeon HD 5770
21%
GeForce GTX 260
21%
Radeon HD 4870
22%
Radeon Vega 8
22%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
22%
GeForce GTX 650
22%
Radeon HD 5830
23%
Radeon HD 6790
25%
Radeon HD 4890
25%
GeForce GTX 460
26%
Radeon RX Vega 11
26%
GeForce GT 1030
26%
GeForce GTX 275
27%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
27%
GeForce GTX 280
27%
GeForce GTX 465
27%
Radeon HD 6850
29%
GeForce GTX 285
29%
Radeon HD 5850
31%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
32%
Radeon HD 7790
32%
Radeon RX 550
33%
GeForce GTX 470
33%
Radeon HD 6870
35%
Radeon HD 5870
37%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
38%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
38%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
39%
Radeon HD 6950
39%
GeForce GTX 295
41%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
41%
Radeon HD 7850
41%
GeForce GTX 480
42%
Radeon HD 6970
44%
Radeon R7 265
45%
Radeon RX 460
46%
Radeon R7 370
46%
GeForce GTX 660
46%
GeForce GTX 570
46%
Radeon RX 560
47%
GeForce GTX 950
49%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
50%
Radeon R9 270X
51%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
52%
GeForce GTX 580
52%
GeForce GTX 1050
52%
Radeon HD 7950
53%
GeForce GTX 1630
54%
Radeon HD 5970
54%
GeForce GTX 760
55%
GeForce GTX 670
59%
GeForce GTX 960
61%
Radeon R9 380
62%
Radeon R9 285
63%
Radeon HD 7970
63%
GeForce GTX 680
64%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
66%
GeForce GTX 770
67%
Radeon HD 6990
69%
Radeon R9 280X
70%
GeForce GTX 590
71%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
71%
GeForce GTX 780
79%
Arc A380
79%
Radeon RX 6400
80%
GeForce GTX 1650
82%
Radeon RX 470
87%
Radeon R9 290
88%
Radeon RX 570
93%
Radeon R9 390
94%
Radeon R9 290X
95%
GeForce GTX 970
96%
GeForce GTX TITAN
97%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
99%
Radeon R9 390X
100%
Radeon HD 7990
100%
Radeon RX 480
101%
GeForce GTX 690
102%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
105%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
106%
Radeon RX 580
107%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
108%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
109%
GeForce GTX 980
109%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
110%
Radeon R9 FURY
111%
Radeon RX 590
116%
Radeon R9 295X2
122%
GeForce GTX 1660
123%
Radeon R9 FURY X
124%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
126%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
129%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
133%
GeForce GTX 1070
141%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
141%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
143%
Radeon RX Vega 56
150%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
159%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
161%
Radeon RX Vega 64
163%
GeForce GTX 1080
166%
GeForce RTX 2060
166%
Radeon RX 5700
173%
Arc A580
173%
Radeon RX 6600
180%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
186%
GeForce RTX 2070
189%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
189%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
192%
Arc A750
199%
Radeon VII
200%
TITAN X Pascal
205%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
207%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
211%
Arc A770
213%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
213%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
225%
Radeon RX 7600
227%
GeForce RTX 4060
228%
GeForce RTX 2080
230%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
234%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
241%
Arc B580
244%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
247%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
255%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
271%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
274%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
276%
GeForce RTX 3070
289%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
309%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
312%
Radeon RX 6800
318%
GeForce RTX 4070
353%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
362%
GeForce RTX 3080
375%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
379%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
390%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
409%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
417%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
420%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
421%
GeForce RTX 3090
428%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
439%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
480%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
493%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
497%
GeForce RTX 4080
558%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
566%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
572%
GeForce RTX 4090
701%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
1050 MHz
Memory Clock
1500 MHz
6 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
512 bit
Bandwidth
384.0 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
2816
TMUs
176
ROPs
64
Compute Units
44
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
1024 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
67.20 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
184.8 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
5.914 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
739.2 GFLOPS (1:8)

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
275 mm
10.8 inches
Width
109 mm
4.3 inches
Height
36 mm
1.4 inches
TDP
275 W
Suggested PSU
600 W
Outputs
2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Board Number
109-C67157-00_02,
C679-37

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (12_0)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2.170
Shader Model
6.5

Grenada GPU Notes

Generation: Volcanic Islands
Desktop Variant: Hawaii / Vesuvius
Graphics/Compute: GFX7 (gfx702)
Display Core Engine: 8.5
Unified Video Decoder: 4.2
Video Compression Engine: 2.0
System DMA: 1.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.1.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Windows 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows 8.1:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Retail boards based on this design (17)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
1050 MHz 1500 MHz 252 mm/9.9 inches
1050 MHz 1500 MHz 287 mm/11.3 inches
1070 MHz 1500 MHz 300 mm/11.8 inches
1060 MHz 1500 MHz 305 mm/12 inches
1060 MHz 1500 MHz 243 mm/9.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
1050 MHz 1500 MHz 243 mm/9.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
1050 MHz 1500 MHz 297 mm/11.7 inches
1060 MHz 1500 MHz 297 mm/11.7 inches
1070 MHz 1500 MHz 297 mm/11.7 inches
1080 MHz 1525 MHz 277 mm/10.9 inches
1100 MHz 1525 MHz 285 mm/11.2 inches
1060 MHz 1500 MHz 305 mm/12 inches
1060 MHz 1500 MHz 307 mm/12.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
1055 MHz 1500 MHz 308 mm/12.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
1080 MHz 1500 MHz 307 mm/12.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
1050 MHz 1500 MHz 295 mm/11.6 inches
1090 MHz 1500 MHz 295 mm/11.6 inches
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