AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT and AMD Radeon R9 M390X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 56% higher core clock speed: 1130 MHz vs 723 MHz
  • 2427.1x more texture fill rate: 224.6 GTexel/s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
  • Around 13% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 2048
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13688 vs 3597
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 881 vs 435
  • 2.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 64853 vs 22044
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 207.909 vs 64.199
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3560.776 vs 1284.053
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 20.486 vs 5.881
  • Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 148.938 vs 78.169
  • 3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1111.648 vs 312.822
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13621 vs 6508
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13621 vs 6508
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 Jan 2020 vs 5 May 2015
Core clock speed 1130 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate 224.6 GTexel/s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2304 vs 2048
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 13688 vs 3597
PassMark - G2D Mark 881 vs 435
Geekbench - OpenCL 64853 vs 22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 207.909 vs 64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3560.776 vs 1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 20.486 vs 5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 148.938 vs 78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1111.648 vs 312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13621 vs 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13621 vs 6508

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M390X

  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8593 vs 3719
  • 7.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 24690 vs 3358
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8593 vs 3719
  • 7.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 24690 vs 3358
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8593 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 24690 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8593 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 24690 vs 3358

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M390X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
13688
3597
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
881
435
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
64853
22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
207.909
64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3560.776
1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.486
5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
148.938
78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1111.648
312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13621
6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3719
8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
24690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13621
6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3719
8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
24690
Name AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT AMD Radeon R9 M390X
PassMark - G3D Mark 13688 3597
PassMark - G2D Mark 881 435
Geekbench - OpenCL 64853 22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 207.909 64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3560.776 1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 20.486 5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 148.938 78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1111.648 312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13621 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3719 8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 24690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13621 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3719 8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 24690
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 7710

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 1.0 GCN 3.0
Code name Navi 10 XLE Amethyst
Launch date 21 Jan 2020 5 May 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $279
Place in performance rating 193 303
Type Desktop, Laptop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R9 300 Series

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1560 MHz
Compute units 36
Core clock speed 1130 MHz 723 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 449.3 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 14.38 TFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 7.188 TFLOPS
Pipelines 2304 2048
Pixel fill rate 99.84 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 224.6 GTexel/s 92.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 10300 million 5,000 million
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
DisplayPort count 3
DisplayPort support
HDMI
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 10.5 inches (267 mm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Width Dual-slot
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
Shader Model 6.5
Vulkan
Mantle

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective)
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore