Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Radeon R9 390X XFX Double Dissipation Black 8GB Edition | GeForce GTX 960 2GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10% | 71% |
| Hitman 3 | 43% | 123% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 0% | 57% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 3% | 52% |
| FIFA 21 | 45% | 14% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 54% | 141% |
| Far Cry 6 | 59% | 148% |
| Genshin Impact | 10% | 71% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 57% | 145% |
| Battlefield 6 | 43% | 123% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Double Dissipation Black 8GB Edition are significantly better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 2GB.
The GTX 960 has a 37 MHz higher core clock speed than the R9 390X, but the R9 390X has 112 more Texture Mapping Units than the GTX 960. As a result, the R9 390X exhibits a 119.7 GTexel/s better Texture Fill Rate than the GTX 960. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 960 has a 37 MHz higher core clock speed than the R9 390X, but the R9 390X has 32 more Render Output Units than the GTX 960. As a result, the R9 390X exhibits a 33.7 GPixel/s better Pixel Fill Rate than the GTX 960. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The R9 390X was released less than a year after the GTX 960, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The R9 390X has 6144 MB more video memory than the GTX 960, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the R9 390X also has superior memory performance overall.
The R9 390X has 271.8 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 960, which means that the memory performance of the R9 390X is massively better than the GTX 960.
The Radeon R9 390X XFX Double Dissipation Black 8GB Edition has 2816 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 960 2GB has 1024. However, the actual shader performance of the R9 390X is 2609 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 960 is 1628. The R9 390X having 981 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the R9 390X delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GTX 960.
The Radeon R9 390X XFX Double Dissipation Black 8GB Edition requires 300 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 960 2GB requires 120 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 750 Watts for the R9 390X and a PSU with at least 400 Watts for the GTX 960. The R9 390X requires 180 Watts more than the GTX 960 to run. The difference is significant enough that the R9 390X may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GTX 960.
| Core Speed | 1090 MHz | vs |  | 1127 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | - | vs | | 1178 MHz | |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 Grenada XT | Maxwell GM206-300-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | Poor | vs |
| Good | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 18 Jun 2015 | | vs | 22 Jan 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 8.2
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| 2560x1440 | 7.8
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vs | 5.9
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| 3840x2160 | 6
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vs | 4.3
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 2048 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1500 MHz | vs | | 1753 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 512 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 384GB/sec | | vs | 112.2GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | |
vs | |
1024 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2816 | | vs | 1024 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 78% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 176 | | vs | 64 | |
| Texture Rate | 191.8 GTexel/s | | vs | 72.1 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 32 | |
| Pixel Rate | 69.8 GPixel/s | | vs | 36.1 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | vs | | 5120x3200 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 2 | | vs | 1 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | - | vs | | 3 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 300 Watts | vs | | 120 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 750 Watts & 50 Amps | vs | | 400 Watts & 27 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.0 | vs | | 12.1 | |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.4 | vs | | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0GHz | vs | | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1600 | | vs | 1920x1080 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview Radeon R9 390X XFX Double Dissipation Black 8GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's High-End Radeon R9 390X, created by XFX. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit is now of 1090MHz, instead of 1050MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock None. Frame Buffer Untouched. Cooling Solution XFX Ghost Thermal 3.0 Technology. New Improved design, all new optimized fin arrays and lengthened electro plated heatpipes for unprecedented efficiency and performance. Play at your hearts content for hours on end with the comfort of knowing that your card is running cool and efficient. Performance Benchmarks Indicate a 2% Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon R9 390X 8GB. | Overview GeForce GTX 960 2GB is a Performance Graphics Card based on the Second Revision of the Maxwell architecture. Architecture The Second variant of the Maxwell Architecture, despite being also manufactured with a 28nm technology, has an extremely large L2 Cache and features a Third Generation Delta Color Compression which allows NVIDIA to produce Graphics Cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. The Second Revision of Maxwell also adds the VXGI (Voxel Global Illumination) Technology which makes scenes significantly more lifelike and believable as light interacts more realistically in the game environment and the MFAA Technology which provides the same effect as MSAA but at a much lower performance cost. GPU It equips a GPU Codenamed GM206-300-A1 which has 8 Stream Multiprocessors activated and thus offers 1024 Shader Processing Units, 64 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The Central Unit is initially clocked at 1127MHz and goes up to 1158MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 128-bit memory interface. The size of the frame buffer is adequate. The Memory Clock Operates at 1753MHz. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 120W, it requires at least a 400W PSU with one available 6-pin connector. Performance At 1920x1080, the best suited resolution for GeForce GTX 960, benchmarks indicate its performance is a little over the older GeForce GTX 670. Therefore, GeForce GTX 770 and even Radeon R9 280X are still faster, though less energy efficient. System Suggestions GeForce GTX 960 2GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a Strong Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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