GeForce GTX 760 vs Radeon R9 390
The Radeon R9 390 is dramatically faster than the GeForce GTX 760, leading by roughly 150% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.
Market Value Leader
Radeon R9 390 is the clear winner, offering 77.9% better value than GeForce GTX 760.
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Radeon R9 390 vs GeForce GTX 760: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon R9 390 vs GeForce GTX 760
The Radeon R9 390 is dramatically faster, around 150% ahead of the GeForce GTX 760. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the GeForce GTX 760 starts at $650 EUR against $914 EUR for the Radeon R9 390. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon R9 390 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 78%. The GeForce GTX 760 still sits about $431 EUR above its $219 EUR MSRP. The Radeon R9 390 still sits about $585 EUR above its $329 EUR MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
The GeForce GTX 760 pulls less power (170W vs 275W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster Radeon R9 390 draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it. Its more modern GCN 2.0 architecture on a TSMC 28nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 8GB against 2GB, the Radeon R9 390 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the GeForce GTX 760's 2GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Radeon R9 390 is roughly 2 years newer than the GeForce GTX 760 (GCN 2.0 vs Kepler), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce GTX 760 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon R9 390 offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon R9 390?
The Radeon R9 390 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the GeForce GTX 760 if you find it at a steep discount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | GeForce GTX 760 | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Kepler | GCN 2.0 |
| Process Node | TSMC 28nm | TSMC 28nm |
| CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors) | 1,152 | 2,560✓ |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | GeForce GTX 760 | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 980 MHz | 1,000 MHz✓ |
| Boost Clock | 1,033 MHz✓ | 1,000 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | GeForce GTX 760 | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 2 GB | 8 GB✓ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 512-bit✓ |
| Memory Speed | 6 Gbps | 6 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 384 GB/s✓ |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | GeForce GTX 760 | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TDP | 170 W✓ | 275 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Released | Jun 2013 | Jun 2015 |