NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal) vs AMD Radeon R9 390X

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Performance
TITAN X (Pascal)101% better
35,99534% of 104,598
Radeon R9 390X
17,94417% of 104,598

The TITAN X (Pascal) has 101% better performance than the Radeon R9 390X for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
TITAN X (Pascal)
30.0219% of 161.45
Radeon R9 390X39% better
41.8326% of 161.45

The Radeon R9 390X has 39% better value for the money than the TITAN X (Pascal) for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Summary

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About the NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal) GPU

The NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal) is an end-of-life desktop graphics card that released in Q3 2016 with a MSRP of $1,199. It is built on the Pascal GPU microarchitecture (codename GP102) and is manufactured on a 16 nm process.

Memory

The TITAN X has 12 GB of GDDR5X memory, with a 1,251 MHz memory clock and a 384 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 480.4 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The TITAN X includes 3,584 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,417 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,531 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 224 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 96 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The TITAN X occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a display connections. NVIDIA recommends a power supply of at least 600 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 250 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The TITAN X has the 55th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 34.41% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 35,995 score and $1,199 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 30.02. This is the 79th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

About the AMD Radeon R9 390X GPU

The AMD Radeon R9 390X is an end-of-life desktop graphics card that released in Q2 2015 with a MSRP of $429. It is built on the GCN 2.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename Grenada) and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Memory

The R9 390X has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory, with a 1,500 MHz memory clock and a 512 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 384 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The R9 390X includes 2,816 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,050 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 176 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 64 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The R9 390X occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports DVI, HDMI 1.4a, DisplayPort 1.2 display connections. AMD recommends a power supply of at least 600 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 275 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The R9 390X has the 123rd best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 17.16% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 17,944 score and $429 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 41.83. This is the 70th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoTITAN X (Pascal)Radeon R9 390X
ManufacturerNVIDIAAMD
ArchitecturePascalGCN 2.0
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Release DateQ3 2016Q2 2015
Launch Price (MSRP)$1,199$429
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3
TITAN X (Pascal)Radeon R9 390X
Low - 720p
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184 FPS
Medium - 768p
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131 FPS
High - 1080p
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76 FPS
Ultra - 1080p
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41 FPS
QHD - 1440p
--
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4K UHD - 2160p
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29 FPS
FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

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Compare Cost Per Frame

The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

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GPUCost Per Frame
Radeon RX Vega 6410.4-29%
GeForce GTX 108010.7-27%
Radeon R9 38010.76-27%
GeForce GTX 97011.31-23%
Radeon VII12.87-13%
Radeon R9 390X14.74
GeForce GTX 980 Ti14.75+0%
Radeon R9 FURY15.29+4%
Radeon R9 Nano18.54+26%
GeForce GTX 98018.93+28%

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
TITAN X (Pascal)101% better
35,99534% of 104,598
Radeon R9 390X
17,94417% of 104,598

The TITAN X (Pascal) has 101% better performance than the Radeon R9 390X for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The TITAN X (Pascal) is ranked 55th with a score of 35,995, and the Radeon R9 390X is ranked 123rd with a score of 17,944.

Performance per dollar
TITAN X (Pascal)
30.0219% of 161.45
Radeon R9 390X39% better
41.8326% of 161.45

The Radeon R9 390X has 39% better value for the money than the TITAN X (Pascal) for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The TITAN X (Pascal) is ranked 79th with a performance per dollar of 30.02, and the Radeon R9 390X is ranked 70th with a performance per dollar of 41.83.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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GPUBenchmark Performance
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti37,671.5+5%
Arc A75037,288+4%
TITAN X (Pascal)35,995
Radeon RX 5700 XT35,822.5-0%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER34,963.5-3%
Radeon RX 57018,967-47%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER18,224.5-49%
Radeon R9 390X17,944-50%
Radeon RX 48017,919-50%
Radeon RX 47017,624.5-51%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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GPUPerformance Per Dollar
GeForce GTX 108048.85+63%
GeForce GTX 97048.73+62%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti47.21+57%
Radeon R9 390X41.83+39%
Radeon R9 280X36.09+20%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti35.53+18%
TITAN X (Pascal)30.02

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

  • Popular
BenchmarkTITAN X (Pascal)Radeon R9 390X
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
9,076
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3DMark Time Spy Score
9,417
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3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
135,092
(+81.69%)
74,351
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
27,315.5
(+120.48%)
12,389
3DMark Night Raid Graphics
104,649
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3DMark 11 Performance Score
30,628
(+113.78%)
14,327
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
122
130.9
(+7.3%)
PassMark G3D Mark
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9,416
PassMark G2D Mark
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832
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecTITAN X (Pascal)Radeon R9 390X
CodenameGP102Grenada
ArchitecturePascalGCN 2.0
Process Size16 nm28 nm
Transistors11,800 million6,200 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecTITAN X (Pascal)Radeon R9 390X
Memory Size12 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR5
Memory Bandwidth480.4 Gb/s384 Gb/s
Memory Clock1,251 MHz1,500 MHz
Memory Interface384 bit512 bit
L1 Cache48 KB16 KB
L2 Cache3 MB1,024 KB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecTITAN X (Pascal)Radeon R9 390X
Slots2 slots2 slots
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)250 W275 W
Suggested PSU600 W600 W
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aDVI, HDMI 1.4a, DisplayPort 1.2

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecTITAN X (Pascal)Radeon R9 390X
Stream Processors (SP)--2,816
CUDA Cores3,584--
Compute Units (CU)--44
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)28--
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)224176
Render Output Units (ROP)9664
Core Clock Speed1,417 MHz1,050 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)1,531 MHz--

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecTITAN X (Pascal)Radeon R9 390X
Pixel Fill Rate147 GPixel/s67.2 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate342.9 GTexel/s184.8 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance10.97 TFLOPS5.91 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance342.9 GFLOPS739.2 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecTITAN X (Pascal)Radeon R9 390X
DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
OpenCL3.02.1
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.76.5

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.