amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2816
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290X
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1408
Cores192.1 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
AMD Radeon R9 290X
4GB GDDR5 290W $549 Oct 2013
Radeon R9 290X
$549 • Oct 2013
VS
GeForce GTX 1660
$219 • Mar 2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6GB GDDR5 120W $219 Mar 2019
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 290 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | 1785 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 192.1 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2816 | 1408 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 176 | 88 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 2001 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 64 GPixel/s | 85.68 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 192.1 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.632 GFLOPS | 5.027 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 6200 Million | 6600 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3819
AMD Radeon R9 290X
5094 (+33%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
43410
AMD Radeon R9 290X
60105 (+38%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon R9 290X
65.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8530
AMD Radeon R9 290X
11656 (+37%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Game Benchmarks Comparison (36 benchmarks)
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+36%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+29%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+27%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chernobylite Complete Edition
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+74%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+80%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+25%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
Winner
Loser
Devil's Hunt
8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Layopi Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+41%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+32%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+0%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Radeon R9 290X (+0%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beyond: Two Souls
7 2020 • Action, Adventure Quantic Dream
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+71%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+94%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+150%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
7.3 2019 • Action Machine Games, Arkane Studios
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+229%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+204%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+214%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City
7 2021 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+52%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+42%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+29%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Wins!
Based on 36 benchmarks across 12 games
34
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290X
VS
+45.3%
49
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
34
Avg FPS
27
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
34
Wins
49
Avg FPS
41
Min FPS
94%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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