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| Game | Radeon R9 390X XFX Double Dissipation Black 8GB Edition | Radeon R5 330 (OEM) |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10% | 707% |
| Hitman 3 | 43% | 950% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 0% | 638% |
| The Medium | 37% | 907% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 10% | 707% |
| FIFA 21 | 45% | 307% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 3% | 614% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 54% | 1036% |
| Genshin Impact | 10% | 707% |
| Far Cry 6 | 59% | 1068% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Double Dissipation Black 8GB Edition are massively better than the AMD Radeon R5 330 (OEM).
The R9 390X has a 260 MHz higher core clock speed and 156 more Texture Mapping Units than the R5 330. This results in the R9 390X providing 175.2 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The R9 390X has a 260 MHz higher core clock speed and 56 more Render Output Units than the R5 330. This results in the R9 390X providing 63.2 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. 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 R5 330, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
The R9 390X has 6144 MB more video memory than the R5 330, 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 355.2 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the R5 330, which means that the memory performance of the R9 390X is massively better than the R5 330.
The Radeon R9 390X XFX Double Dissipation Black 8GB Edition has 2816 Shader Processing Units and the Radeon R5 330 (OEM) has 320. However, the actual shader performance of the R9 390X is 2609 and the actual shader performance of the R5 330 is 233. The R9 390X having 2376 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 R5 330.
The Radeon R9 390X XFX Double Dissipation Black 8GB Edition requires 300 Watts to run and the Radeon R5 330 (OEM) requires 50 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 750 Watts for the R9 390X and a PSU with at least 450 Watts for the R5 330. The R9 390X requires 250 Watts more than the R5 330 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 R5 330.
| Core Speed | 1090 MHz |  | vs | 830 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | - | vs | | 855 MHz | |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 Grenada XT | GCN 1.1 Oland PRO | |||
| OC Potential | Poor | vs |
| Fair | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 18 Jun 2015 | | vs | 05 May 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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vs | 6
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| 1600x900 | 10
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vs | 4.4
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 3.4
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| 2560x1440 | 7.8
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vs | 2.4
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| 3840x2160 | 6
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vs | 1.6
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 2048 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1500 MHz | | vs | 900 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 512 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | DDR3 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 384GB/sec | | vs | 28.8GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | |
vs | 512 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2816 | | vs | 320 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 11% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 176 | | vs | 20 | |
| Texture Rate | 191.8 GTexel/s | | vs | 16.6 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 8 | |
| Pixel Rate | 69.8 GPixel/s | | vs | 6.6 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | | vs | | 4096x2160 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | | 1 | |
| DVI Connections | 2 | | vs | 1 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | - | vs | - | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 300 Watts | vs | | 50 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 750 Watts & 50 Amps | vs | | 450 Watts & 33 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.0 | | vs | | 12.0 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.4 | | vs | | 4.4 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | yes | | vs | no | |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0GHz | vs | | Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | vs | | 4 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1600 | | vs | 1366x768 | |
| 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 Radeon R5 330 (OEM) is an OEM only, Middle-Class Graphics Card based on the second revision of the Graphics Core Next Architecture. Architecture The GCN 1.1 revision of the Graphics Core Next Architecture adds new important technologies and is largely oriented for energy efficiency. New technologies such as PowerTune and TrueAudio are the biggest additions as well as DirectX 11.2 support. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed Oland PRO previously used on Radeon R5 240. It offers 320 Shader Processing Units, 20 TMUs and 8 ROPs. The central unit runs at 830MHz and goes up to 855MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of fast DDR3, through a 128-bit memory interface. The size of the frame buffer is exaggerated and in no way benefits the GPU. The Memory Clock Operates at 900MHz. Features DirectX 12.0 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for Crossfire, Mantle, PowerTune, Eyefinity, ZeroCore, HD3D, App Acceleration and other technologies. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 50W, it requires at least a 450W PSU and relies entirely on the PCI slot for power. Performance Radeon R5 340 (OEM) is essentially a fast Radeon R7 240. Therefore, its performance stands somewhere between Radeon R7 240 and the faster Radeon R7 240 V2. System Suggestions We recommend a Modest Dual Core Processor (Intel Core i3 Quad Core/AMD FX Quad Core) and 4GB of RAM for a system with Radeon R5 330 (OEM). | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||