AMD Radeon R9 390 X2 vs ATI FirePro RG220

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 390 X2 and ATI FirePro RG220 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon R9 390 X2

ATI FirePro RG220

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 390 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2x more core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 500 MHz
540x more texture fill rate: 2x 160.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 4 GTexel / s
64x more pipelines: 2x 2560 vs 80
128x better floating-point performance: 2x 5,120 gflops vs 80 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
32x more maximum memory size: 2x 8 GB vs 512 MB
3.4x more memory clock speed: 5400 MHz vs 1600 MHz

Launch date	3 September 2015 vs 1 May 2008
Core clock speed	1000 MHz vs 500 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 160.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 2560 vs 80
Floating-point performance	2x 5,120 gflops vs 80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 8 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz vs 1600 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro RG220

16.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 580 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 580 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 390 X2
GPU 2: ATI FirePro RG220

Name	AMD Radeon R9 390 X2	ATI FirePro RG220
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	21.128
PassMark - G2D Mark		552
PassMark - G3D Mark		335

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 390 X2	ATI FirePro RG220
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	TeraScale
Code name	Grenada	RV711
Launch date	3 September 2015	1 May 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,399
Place in performance rating	265	263
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	500 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 5,120 gflops	80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	2x 2560	80
Texture fill rate	2x 160.0 GTexel / s billion / sec	4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	580 Watt	35 Watt
Transistor count	6,200 million	242 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	4x 8-pin	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 345.6 GB / s	51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3