Comparision MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB vs Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB video card is based on the Polaris architecture. Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC on the GCN architecture. The first has 5700 million transistors. The second is 6200 million. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB has a transistor size of 14 nm versus 28.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1120 MHz versus 1070 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB has 8 GB. Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC has 8 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 256 Gb/s versus 384 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB is 5.81. At Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC 5.8.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB scored 8215 points. And here is the second card 9524 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 11584 points. Second 12384 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 3.0 x16. The second is PCIe 3.0 x16. Video card MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB has Directx version 12. Video card Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB has 150W heat dissipation requirements versus 275W for Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC.
Why Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC is better than MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB
- 3DMark Vantage Performance test score 37598 против 35793 , more on 5%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 364396 против 317897 , more on 15%
- GPU base clock speed 1120 MHz против 1070 MHz, more on 5%
MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB vs Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC: highlights
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FAQ
How does the MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB scored 8215 points. The second video card scored 9524 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB is 5.81 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 5.8 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB 150 Watt. Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC 275 Watt.
How fast are MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB and Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC?
MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB operates at 1120 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1303 MHz. The clock base frequency of Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC reaches 1070 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches There is no data MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB supports GDDR5. Installed 8 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 256 GB/s. Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC works with GDDR5. The second one has 8 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 256 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB has 2 HDMI outputs. Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC is equipped with 1 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB uses There is no data. Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB is built on Polaris. Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC uses the GCN architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB is equipped with Polaris 10 Ellesmere. Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC is set to Grenada XT.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB has 5700 million transistors. Asus Strix Radeon R9 390X DirectCU III OC has 6200 million transistors