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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is 1935 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- Performs up to 25% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon R9 290 - 111 vs 89 FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 120 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 6 vs 4 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
FPS
111
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.85/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$316.16
100%
FPS and Value Winner
ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti EVO OC Edition Graphics Card (PCIe 3.0, 6GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4, Space-Grade Lubricant, Compact Design, GPU Tweak II)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
84.96 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
169.9 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 22nd, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 16 |
| $399 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1770 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
CA$21.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$33.33/FPS
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Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$17.12/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$57.35/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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