MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G 8GB GDDR5
MSI
43 Overall Score
vs
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
ZOTAC
92 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G 8GB GDDR5
85 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
The MSI Radeon R9 390 is widely praised as a powerful, future-proof card that delivers excellent 1080p and 1440p performance for the price. Users highlight its 8GB VRAM, quiet operation under load, and robust build quality, though they caution about its large size, high power draw, and significant heat output. A few reviewers experienced initial driver or compatibility issues, but most found these easily resolved with a clean install or case upgrade.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p and 1440p performance
- 8GB VRAM for future-proofing
- Quiet operation under load
- Great value for the price
- Solid build quality with backplate
Cons
- Large size may not fit smaller cases
- High power consumption
- Significant heat output
- Initial driver issues for some users
- Noisy under heavy load for some
Performance 8
Build quality 5
Heat output 7
Power consumption 5
Size fit 5
Noise level 4
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon R9 390 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 54 | 70★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 55.29999923706055★ | 43.939998626708984 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 27.649999618530273 | 43.939998626708984★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 295★ | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 750 |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 3840x2160 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 349 | 304★ |
| Slot Width | — | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.84 kg | 1.72 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G 8GB GDDR5
- Strong thermal (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong social proof (73rd percentile)
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Strong compute (66th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average raster (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
- Below average feature (23rd percentile)
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (23rd percentile)
Pricing
MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G 8GB GDDR50.003score per dollar
vs
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7 Black0.002score per dollar
MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G 8GB GDDR5 offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC
Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 38 specs.
