Apple M1 8-Core GPU
VS
AMD Radeon R9 390
Apple M1 8-Core GPU
VS
AMD Radeon R9 390

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Apple M1 8-Core GPU and AMD Radeon R9 390. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
148
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Value for money (0-100)
19.18
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Architecture
GCN 2.0
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Code name
Grenada
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Type
Desktop
10 November 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
18 June 2015 (6 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$329
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Price now
$320 (1x MSRP)
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Design
reference
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Value for money
31.34
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GPU code name
Grenada
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and AMD Radeon R9 390 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Pipelines
2560
1278 MHz
Core clock speed
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Boost Clock
1000 MHz
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Transistor count
6,200 million
5 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
275 Watt
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Texture fill rate
160.0
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Floating-point performance
5,120 gflops
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Pipelines / CUDA cores
2560
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Boost clock speed
1000 MHz
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Number of transistors
6,200 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
275 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Apple M1 8-Core GPU and AMD Radeon R9 390.

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Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Length
275 mm
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Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
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Bus support
PCIe 3.0
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Bridgeless CrossFire
1

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics Apple M1 8-Core GPU and AMD Radeon R9 390 can be seen in this section.

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Memory type
GDDR5
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Memory bus width
512 Bit
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Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
384 GB/s
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High bandwidth memory (HBM)
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Apple M1 8-Core GPU and AMD Radeon R9 390, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Eyefinity
1
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Number of Eyefinity displays
6
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HDMI
+
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DisplayPort support
+

Technologies

The difference between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and AMD Radeon R9 390 is the additional functionality.

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AppAcceleration
-
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CrossFire
1
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FreeSync
1
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HD3D
-
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PowerTune
+
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TrueAudio
+
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ZeroCore
-
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VCE
+
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DDMA audio
+
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Enduro
-

API support

The difference in supported APIs is Apple M1 8-Core GPU and AMD Radeon R9 390. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

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DirectX
DirectX® 12
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OpenGL
4.6
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Vulkan
+
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Shader Model
6.3
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OpenCL
2.0
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Mantle
+

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Apple M1 8-Core GPU and AMD Radeon R9 390 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Apple M1 8-Core GPU or AMD Radeon R9 390 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Apple M1 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon R9 390
Death Stranding (2020) Apple M1 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon R9 390
F1 2020 (2020) Apple M1 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon R9 390
Gears Tactics (2020) Apple M1 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon R9 390
Doom Eternal (2020) Apple M1 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon R9 390
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of Apple M1 8-Core GPU

14.39% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (5 nm vs 28 nm)

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390

There is no accountable advantage

So, Apple M1 8-Core GPU or AMD Radeon R9 390?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend Apple M1 8-Core GPU .

Apple M1 8-Core GPU versus AMD Radeon R9 390 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Apple M1 8-Core GPU
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