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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop)

AMD Radeon R9 M390X

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: 47331 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	47331 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

47331

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	47331	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