AMD Radeon R9 M390 vs AMD Radeon HD 6870

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M390 and AMD Radeon HD 6870 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, API support, Memory, Technologies, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R9 M390

AMD Radeon HD 6870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M390

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
4.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 20250 vs 4950
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 44.394 vs 16.41
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 881.959 vs 857.798
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.028 vs 1.344
Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 73.782 vs 45.514
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 241.868 vs 184.41
Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6227 vs 4238
Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6227 vs 4238

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	09 June 2015 vs 21 October 2010
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	20250 vs 4950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	44.394 vs 16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	881.959 vs 857.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.028 vs 1.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	73.782 vs 45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	241.868 vs 184.41
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6227 vs 4238
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6227 vs 4238
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351 vs 3349

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6870

3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3711 vs 1232
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3711 vs 1232

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3711 vs 1232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3711 vs 1232

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M390
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6870

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

20250

4950

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

44.394

16.41

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

881.959

857.798

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.028

1.344

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

73.782

45.514

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

241.868

184.41

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6227

4238

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1232

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3349

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6227

4238

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1232

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3349

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M390	AMD Radeon HD 6870
Geekbench - OpenCL	20250	4950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	44.394	16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	881.959	857.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.028	1.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	73.782	45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	241.868	184.41
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6227	4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1232	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6227	4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1232	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	3349
PassMark - G3D Mark		2220
PassMark - G2D Mark		407
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M390	AMD Radeon HD 6870
Essentials
Architecture	GCN	TeraScale 2
Code name	Pitcairn	Barts
Design	AMD Radeon R9 300 Series	AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Launch date	09 June 2015	21 October 2010
Place in performance rating	831	824
Launch price (MSRP)		$239
Price now		$89.99
Type		Desktop
Value for money (0-100)		38.38
API support
DirectX	12	11
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 Bit
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bandwidth		134.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1050 MHz
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
CrossFire
Technical info
Boost clock speed		900 MHz
Floating-point performance		2,016.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology		40 nm
Pipelines		1120
Texture fill rate		50.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		151 Watt
Transistor count		1,700 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface		PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		220 mm
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin