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Graphics card comparison

Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R9 390X

AMD

Radeon RX 580

8192 Mb GDDR5 Released 1 Apr 2017 DESKTOP
Radeon RX 580
AMD

Radeon R9 390X

8192 Mb GDDR5 Released 18 Jun 2015 DESKTOP
Radeon R9 390X

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 580100%
  • Radeon R9 390X100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 580

  • 125 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390X .
  • 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 the Radeon R9 390X

  • 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
No winner
Our verdict

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (67 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

Radeon RX 580Radeon R9 390X
GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)Grenada (Grenada XT)
Fab Process14 nm28 nm
Die Size232 mm²438 mm²
Transistors5,700 million6,200 million
Shaders23042816
Compute Units3644
Core clock1120 MHz1050 MHz
ROPs3264
TMUs144176

Memory configuration

Radeon RX 580Radeon R9 390X
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus Width256 bit512 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective		1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mb8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 580Radeon R9 390X
TDP150 watts275 watts
Release Date1 Apr 201718 Jun 2015

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 58040.50 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 390X67.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 580182.30 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 390X184.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 580256.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 390X384.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 5805834.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 390X5914.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Ashes Of The Singularity

High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58058
  • Radeon R9 390X55

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58054
  • Radeon R9 390X56

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58054
  • Radeon R9 390X59

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58045
  • Radeon R9 390X51

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58038
  • Radeon R9 390X35

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58053
  • Radeon R9 390X48

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX 58054
  • Radeon R9 390X51

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 58052
  • Radeon R9 390X52

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58056
  • Radeon R9 390X60

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58046
  • Radeon R9 390X44

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • Radeon RX 58061
  • Radeon R9 390X61

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58067
  • Radeon R9 390X67

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58036
  • Radeon R9 390X38

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58030
  • Radeon R9 390X29

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58060
  • Radeon R9 390X69

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58054
  • Radeon R9 390X53

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 58038
  • Radeon R9 390X38

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58058
  • Radeon R9 390X53

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58064
  • Radeon R9 390X66

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58060
  • Radeon R9 390X59

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 58046
  • Radeon R9 390X41

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58033
  • Radeon R9 390X33

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58059
  • Radeon R9 390X52

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58031
  • Radeon R9 390X33

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58026
  • Radeon R9 390X33

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58022
  • Radeon R9 390X24

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58029
  • Radeon R9 390X26

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58027
  • Radeon R9 390X26

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX 58028
  • Radeon R9 390X29

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 58028
  • Radeon R9 390X30

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58027
  • Radeon R9 390X30

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58025
  • Radeon R9 390X27

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • Radeon RX 58031
  • Radeon R9 390X32

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58037
  • Radeon R9 390X38

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58018
  • Radeon R9 390X18

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58019
  • Radeon R9 390X19

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58028
  • Radeon R9 390X35

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58028
  • Radeon R9 390X29

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 58019
  • Radeon R9 390X20

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58034
  • Radeon R9 390X36

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58033
  • Radeon R9 390X35

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58036
  • Radeon R9 390X41

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 58026
  • Radeon R9 390X25

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58017
  • Radeon R9 390X22

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58033
  • Radeon R9 390X31

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58073
  • Radeon R9 390X75

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58076
  • Radeon R9 390X80

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58071
  • Radeon R9 390X77

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58053
  • Radeon R9 390X46

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58075
  • Radeon R9 390X67

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX 58075
  • Radeon R9 390X67

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 58075
  • Radeon R9 390X69

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58087
  • Radeon R9 390X89

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58056
  • Radeon R9 390X54

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • Radeon RX 58089
  • Radeon R9 390X85

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58091
  • Radeon R9 390X92

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58060
  • Radeon R9 390X61

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58039
  • Radeon R9 390X35

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58093
  • Radeon R9 390X92

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58080
  • Radeon R9 390X76

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 58059
  • Radeon R9 390X56

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58080
  • Radeon R9 390X78

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58094
  • Radeon R9 390X94

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58084
  • Radeon R9 390X89

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 58063
  • Radeon R9 390X52

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58049
  • Radeon R9 390X47

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58086
  • Radeon R9 390X72

FPS (higher is better)

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