NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) vs AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop)

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2.1x more core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 723 MHz
  • 2.3x more texture fill rate: 210.6 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
  • 2.3x better floating-point performance: 6,738 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 10465 vs 3597
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 603 vs 435
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 47301 vs 22044
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 150.951 vs 64.199
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1718.593 vs 1284.053
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 12.283 vs 5.881
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 710.366 vs 312.822
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13765 vs 6508
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13765 vs 6508
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 August 2016 vs 5 May 2015
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate 210.6 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 6,738 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 10465 vs 3597
PassMark - G2D Mark 603 vs 435
Geekbench - OpenCL 47301 vs 22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 150.951 vs 64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1718.593 vs 1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 12.283 vs 5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 710.366 vs 312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13765 vs 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13765 vs 6508

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M390X

  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 78.169 vs 28.289
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8593 vs 3691
  • 7.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 24690 vs 3340
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8593 vs 3691
  • 7.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 24690 vs 3340
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 78.169 vs 28.289
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8593 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 24690 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8593 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 24690 vs 3340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop)
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M390X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
10465
3597
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
603
435
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
47301
22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
150.951
64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1718.593
1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.283
5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.289
78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
710.366
312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13765
6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3691
8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
24690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13765
6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3691
8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
24690
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) AMD Radeon R9 M390X
PassMark - G3D Mark 10465 3597
PassMark - G2D Mark 603 435
Geekbench - OpenCL 47301 22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 150.951 64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1718.593 1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 12.283 5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 28.289 78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 710.366 312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13765 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3691 8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 24690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13765 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3691 8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 24690
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 5527

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 3.0
Code name GP104B Amethyst
Launch date 15 August 2016 5 May 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $389.99
Place in performance rating 319 316
Price now $359.99
Type Laptop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 43.18
Design AMD Radeon R9 300 Series

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1645 MHz
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 723 MHz
CUDA cores 1920
Floating-point performance 6,738 gflops 2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 94 °C
Pipelines 2048 2048
Texture fill rate 210.6 GTexel / s 92.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 7,200 million 5,000 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI No outputs
G-SYNC support
Multi monitor support
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large large
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Vulkan
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 256 GB / s 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 8 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GPU Boost
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
SLI
Virtual Reality
VR Ready
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore