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Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Radeon R9 390X PowerColor Devil 8GB Edition | Radeon R9 390X MSI Gaming 8GB Edition |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10% | 10% |
| Hitman 3 | 43% | 43% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 0% | 0% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 3% | 3% |
| FIFA 21 | 45% | 45% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 54% | 54% |
| Far Cry 6 | 59% | 59% |
| Genshin Impact | 10% | 10% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 57% | 57% |
| Battlefield 6 | 43% | 43% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the R9 390X and the R9 390X are equal.
The R9 390X and the R9 390X have both the same core clock speed and the same Texture Fill Rate. 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 and the R9 390X have both the same core clock speed and the same Pixel Fill Rate. 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 R9 390X, 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 Radeon R9 390X PowerColor Devil 8GB Edition and the Radeon R9 390X MSI Gaming 8GB Edition have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The memory bandwidth of the Radeon R9 390X PowerColor Devil 8GB Edition and the Radeon R9 390X MSI Gaming 8GB Edition are the same, which means the R9 390X and the R9 390X have equal limitations when it comes to graphical data transfer.
Both the Radeon R9 390X PowerColor Devil 8GB Edition and the Radeon R9 390X MSI Gaming 8GB Edition have 2816 Shader Processing Units. Having the same number of SPUs and using the same architecture means that the performance they offer can be compared by looking at the memory bandwidth, Texture and Pixel Rates. In this case, the two GPUs have extremely similar stats, so any gaming performance difference would most likely be negligible.
The Radeon R9 390X PowerColor Devil 8GB Edition requires 275 Watts to run and the Radeon R9 390X MSI Gaming 8GB Edition requires 300 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 750 Watts for the R9 390X and a PSU with at least 750 Watts for the R9 390X. The R9 390X requires 25 Watts more than the R9 390X to run. The difference is not significant enough for the R9 390X to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the R9 390X.
| Core Speed | 1100 MHz |  | vs | | 1100 MHz |
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| Boost Clock | - | vs | - | ||
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 Grenada XT | GCN 1.1 Grenada XT | |||
| OC Potential | Poor |
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| Poor |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 13 Aug 2015 | | vs | 18 Jun 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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10
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| 2560x1440 | 7.8
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7.8
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| 3840x2160 | 6
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6
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | | 8192 MB |
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| Memory Speed | 1525 MHz | | vs | | 1525 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 512 Bit | | vs | | 512 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 390.4GB/sec | | vs | | 390.4GB/sec |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | |
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1024 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2816 | | vs | | 2816 |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 176 | | vs | | 176 |
| Texture Rate | 193.6 GTexel/s | | vs | | 193.6 GTexel/s |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | | 64 |
| Pixel Rate | 70.4 GPixel/s | | vs | | 70.4 GPixel/s |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | | vs | | 4096x2160 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 2 | | vs | | 2 |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 1 | | vs | - | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 275 Watts | | vs | 300 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 750 Watts & 50 Amps | | vs | | 750 Watts & 50 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 | | yes |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0GHz | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0GHz | ||
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1600 | | vs | | 2560x1600 |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview Radeon R9 390X PowerColor Devil 8GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's High-End Radeon R9 390X, created by PowerColor. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit is now of 1100MHz, instead of 1050MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock The Operating Memory Clock is now of 1525MHz, instead of 1500MHz. Frame Buffer Untouched. Cooling Solution Hybrid Cooling: Combine both air-cooling and watercooling to one perfect hybrid system to maintain higher over clock performance with lower temperature. Performance Benchmarks Indicate a 2% Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon R9 390X 8GB. | Overview Radeon R9 390X MSI Gaming 8GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's High-End Radeon R9 390X, created by MSI. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit is now of 1100MHz, instead of 1050MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock The Operating Memory Clock is now of 1525MHz, instead of 1500MHz. Frame Buffer Untouched. Cooling Solution MSI’s Twin Frozr V Thermal Designs are equipped with Zero Frozr technology which was first introduced by MSI back in 2008. Zero Frozr technology eliminates fan noise in low-load situations by stopping the fans when they are not needed. Compared to other graphics cards, there is no continuous hum of airflow to tell you there’s a powerful graphics card in your gaming rig. Performance Benchmarks Indicate a 2% Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon R9 390X 8GB. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||