Radeon R9 390X vs Radeon RX 580 Graphics cards Comparison
When choosing between Radeon R9 390X and Radeon RX 580, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let’s find out the difference between Radeon R9 390X and Radeon RX 580.
Radeon R9 390X
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Main Specs
| Radeon R9 390X | Radeon RX 580 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 275 Watt | 185 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 3. |
PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
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- Radeon R9 390X has 48% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 580.
- Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- Radeon R9 390X is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 580 — with Polaris.
- Radeon R9 390X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 580 — by 14 nm process technology.
- Radeon R9 390X is 34 mm longer, than Radeon RX 580.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 580 is 6950 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.
Game benchmarks
| Assassin’s Creed OdysseyBattlefield 5Call of Duty: WarzoneCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveCyberpunk 2077Dota 2Far Cry 5FortniteForza Horizon 4Grand Theft Auto VMetro ExodusMinecraftPLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDSRed Dead Redemption 2The Witcher 3: Wild HuntWorld of Tanks | ||
| high / 1080p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 30−33 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| 4K / 2160p | 14−16 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 75−80 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 50−55 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Radeon RX 580. |
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| high / 1080p | 75−80 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 65−70 | 60−65 |
| QHD / 1440p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| 4K / 2160p | 27−30 | 24−27 |
| low / 720p | 130−140 | 120−130 |
| medium / 1080p | 85−90 | 75−80 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Battlefield 5 is 10% more, than Radeon RX 580. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 45−50 | 30−35 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon RX 580. |
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| low / 768p | 250−260 | 250−260 |
| medium / 768p | 230−240 | 230−240 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 210−220 |
| QHD / 1440p | 150−160 | 150−160 |
| 4K / 2160p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| high / 768p | 220−230 | 220−230 |
| Radeon R9 390X and Radeon RX 580 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 50−55 | 55−60 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon RX 580. |
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| low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| ultra / 1080p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| Radeon R9 390X and Radeon RX 580 have the same average FPS in Dota 2. | ||
| high / 1080p | 60−65 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 60−65 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 40−45 | 35−40 |
| 4K / 2160p | 21−24 | 18−20 |
| low / 720p | 100−110 | 95−100 |
| medium / 1080p | 65−70 | 60−65 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Far Cry 5 is 11% more, than Radeon RX 580. |
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| high / 1080p | 90−95 | 75−80 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 60−65 |
| QHD / 1440p | 45−50 | 35−40 |
| 4K / 2160p | 21−24 | 27−30 |
| low / 720p | 210−220 | 200−210 |
| medium / 1080p | 140−150 | 130−140 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Fortnite is 8% more, than Radeon RX 580. | ||
| high / 1080p | 80−85 | 75−80 |
| ultra / 1080p | 65−70 | 55−60 |
| QHD / 1440p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| 4K / 2160p | 30−35 | 30−33 |
| low / 720p | 130−140 | 120−130 |
| medium / 1080p | 90−95 | 80−85 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 10% more, than Radeon RX 580. |
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| low / 768p | 160−170 | 150−160 |
| medium / 768p | 150−160 | 140−150 |
| high / 1080p | 95−100 | 85−90 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than Radeon RX 580. | ||
| high / 1080p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 27−30 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | 21−24 |
| 4K / 2160p | 14−16 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 90−95 | 80−85 |
| medium / 1080p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Metro Exodus is 13% more, than Radeon RX 580. |
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| low / 768p | 120−130 | 130−140 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 130−140 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 580 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R9 390X. | ||
| high / 1080p | 75−80 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 14−16 |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | − |
| low / 720p | 120−130 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 85−90 | 18−20 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS is 79% more, than Radeon RX 580. |
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| high / 1080p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
| 4K / 2160p | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| low / 720p | 90−95 | 80−85 |
| medium / 1080p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 8% more, than Radeon RX 580. | ||
| low / 768p | 180−190 | 160−170 |
| medium / 768p | 120−130 | 100−110 |
| high / 1080p | 70−75 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
| 4K / 2160p | 24−27 | 21−24 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 15% more, than Radeon RX 580. |
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| low / 768p | 120−130 | 90−95 |
| medium / 768p | − | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 65−70 | 60−65 |
| high / 768p | 120−130 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in World of Tanks is 24% more, than Radeon RX 580. | ||
Full Specs
| Radeon R9 390X | Radeon RX 580 | |
| Architecture | GCN | Polaris |
| Code name | Grenada XT | Polaris 20 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 June 2015 | 18 April 2017 |
| Pipelines | 2816 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 1257 MHz | |
| Boost Clock | 1050 MHz | 1340 MHz |
| Transistor count | 6,200 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 184. 8 |
193.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 5,914 gflops | 6,175 gflops |
| Length | 275 mm | 241 mm |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | — | |
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| FreeSync | + | |
| Bus support | PCIe 3. 0 |
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| HDMI | + | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 684 Mh/s | |
| Eyefinity | + | |
| PowerTune | + | |
| TrueAudio | + | |
| Mantle | + | |
| Design | reference | |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | + | |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | |
| DisplayPort support | + | |
| CrossFire | + | |
| VCE | + | |
| DDMA audio | + | |
| Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) | 27. 5 Mh/s |
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| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | — | |
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Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R9 390
Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R9 390
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- Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R9 390
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Radeon RX 580
107%
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Radeon R9 390
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 580 |
7% higher gaming performance. |
| 125 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390 . |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports TrueAudio |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 390 |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports TrueAudio |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 580
The Radeon RX 580 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (27 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 580 | Radeon R9 390 | |||
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| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) | vs | Grenada (Grenada PRO) | |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm | |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | vs | 438 mm² | |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | vs | 6,200 million | |
| Shaders | 2304 | vs | 2560 | |
| Compute Units | 36 | vs | 40 | |
| Core clock | 1120 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz | |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 64 | |
| TMUs | 144 | vs | 160 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 580 | Radeon R9 390 | |||
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| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 | |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 512 bit | |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz 8000 MHz effective |
vs | 1500 MHz 6000 MHz effective |
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| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 580 | Radeon R9 390 | |||
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| TDP | 150 watts | vs | 275 watts | |
| Release Date | 1 Apr 2017 | vs | 18 Jun 2015 |
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Radeon RX 580
40.
50 GP/s -
Radeon R9 390
64.00 GP/s
GigaPixels — higher is better
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Radeon RX 580
182.30 GT/s
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Radeon R9 390
160.00 GT/s
GigaTexels — higher is better
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Radeon RX 580
256.00 GB/s
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Radeon R9 390
384.00 GB/s
GB/s — higher is better
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Radeon RX 580
5834.00 GFLOPs
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Radeon R9 390
5120.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs — higher is better
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
71
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Radeon R9 390
72
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
53
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Radeon R9 390
43
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
75
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Radeon R9 390
61
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
87
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Radeon R9 390
83
FPS (higher is better)
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
56
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Radeon R9 390
52
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
91
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Radeon R9 390
85
FPS (higher is better)
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
93
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Radeon R9 390
87
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
80
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Radeon R9 390
75
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
49
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Radeon R9 390
44
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
45
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Radeon R9 390
46
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
38
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Radeon R9 390
33
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
53
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Radeon R9 390
45
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
56
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Radeon R9 390
56
FPS (higher is better)
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
46
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Radeon R9 390
42
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
67
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Radeon R9 390
61
FPS (higher is better)
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
60
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Radeon R9 390
63
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
58
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Radeon R9 390
50
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
33
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Radeon R9 390
30
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
22
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Radeon R9 390
21
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
29
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Radeon R9 390
23
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
27
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Radeon R9 390
23
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
27
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Radeon R9 390
27
FPS (higher is better)
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
25
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Radeon R9 390
25
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
37
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Radeon R9 390
34
FPS (higher is better)
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
28
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Radeon R9 390
32
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
34
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Radeon R9 390
33
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
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Radeon RX 580
17
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Radeon R9 390
18
FPS (higher is better)
| VS | ||
| Radeon RX 580 | GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER |
| VS | ||
| Radeon RX 580 | GeForce GTX 1060 |
| VS | ||
| Radeon R9 390 | GeForce GTX 1650 |
| VS | ||
| Radeon R9 390 | Radeon RX 570 |
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| Radeon RX 5500 | GeForce GTX 1660 |
| VS | ||
| GeForce GTX 1660 | Radeon R9 Nano |
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