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Game | Radeon R9 390X PowerColor Devil 8GB Edition | Radeon R9 390X Club3D royalQueen OC 8GB Edition |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10% | 11% |
Hitman 3 | 43% | 44% |
Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 0% | 1% |
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 3% | 2% |
FIFA 21 | 45% | 44% |
Grand Theft Auto VI | 54% | 56% |
Far Cry 6 | 59% | 60% |
Genshin Impact | 10% | 11% |
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 57% | 59% |
Battlefield 6 | 43% | 44% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon R9 390X PowerColor Devil 8GB Edition are marginally better than the AMD Radeon R9 390X Club3D royalQueen OC 8GB Edition.
The R9 390X has a 40 MHz higher core clock speed and the same number of Texture Mapping Units as the R9 390X. This results in the R9 390X providing 7 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 40 MHz higher core clock speed than the R9 390X and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the R9 390X providing 2.6 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 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 Club3D royalQueen OC 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 R9 390X has 6.4 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the R9 390X, which means that the memory performance of the R9 390X is marginally better than the R9 390X.
Both the Radeon R9 390X PowerColor Devil 8GB Edition and the Radeon R9 390X Club3D royalQueen OC 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 R9 390X has 7 GTexel/s better Texture Fill Rate, 2.6 GPixel/s better Pixel Fill Rate, and 6.4 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth, so should have a marginally faster performance than the R9 390X.
The Radeon R9 390X PowerColor Devil 8GB Edition requires 275 Watts to run and the Radeon R9 390X Club3D royalQueen OC 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 600 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 | 1060 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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Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
Release Date | 13 Aug 2015 | ![]() | vs | 18 Jun 2015 | |
GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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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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vs | 7.7
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3840x2160 | 6
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vs | 5.9
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Memory | 8192 MB | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 8192 MB |
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Memory Speed | 1525 MHz | ![]() | vs | 1500 MHz | |
Memory Bus | 512 Bit | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 512 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | GDDR5 |
Memory Bandwidth | 390.4GB/sec | ![]() | vs | 384GB/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 | 186.6 GTexel/s | |
Render Output Units | 64 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 64 |
Pixel Rate | 70.4 GPixel/s | ![]() | vs | 67.8 GPixel/s | |
Comparison |
Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 4096x2160 |
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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 | ![]() | 600 Watts & 42 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 |
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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 Club3D royalQueen OC 8GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's High-End Radeon R9 390X, created by Club3D. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit is now of 1060MHz, instead of 1050MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock None. Frame Buffer Untouched. Cooling Solution Tipple Fan Cooling Solution. Performance Benchmarks Indicate no Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon R9 390X 8GB. |
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Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
GPU Variants | - | - |