10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This Radeon R9 390 PowerColor PCS+ 8GB Edition graphics card is considered budget with poor modern game performance when playing anything more demanding than indie game requirements.

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 12 requirement.

Game performance for the Radeon R9 390 PowerColor PCS+ 8GB Edition where we look at the bigger games played in 2023. Looking closely at the graphics card frame rate performance on Ultra graphics settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions. The Radeon R9 390 PowerColor PCS+ 8GB Edition can run the recommended graphics system requirements for 363 games today, of the top 1000 most demanding.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the Radeon R9 390 PowerColor PCS+ 8GB Edition is running FIFA 22 and delivering strong performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 86 frames per second. Comparing this to Back 4 Blood which is getting playable results, where it averages 38 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Forza Horizon 5, which is running at 38 frames per second.

One of the growing popular screen resolutions for PC gaming is the wider 1440p. So we wanted to see how well the Radeon R9 390 PowerColor PCS+ 8GB Edition performed at 1440p by taking a look at some of the current popular games. First we looked at FIFA 22 and saw it deliver good frames per second across the following graphics settings - Low: 173 FPS, Medium: 136 FPS, High: 92 FPS and Ultra: 66 FPS. We then checked the performance on Back 4 Blood to see if that runs well. It was playable with a 29 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Getting popular modern games to run at 1440p on the Radeon R9 390 PowerColor PCS+ 8GB Edition is a solid choice of hardware for increased screen resolution gaming. We can see this graphics card is capable of delivering reliable frame rates at Ultra and certainly High graphics settings at 1440p.

How many years will the Radeon R9 390 PowerColor PCS+ 8GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R9 390 PowerColor PCS+ 8GB Edition in your PC? Our current calculations suggest a graphics card upgrade will be required in around 12-18 months

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon R9 390 PowerColor PCS+ 8GB Edition? There are no graphics cards on the current market that would provide a big enough increase in performance to warrant upgrading the Radeon R9 390 PowerColor PCS+ 8GB Edition.