Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 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 SUPER is 2184 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- Performs up to 33% better in Fortnite than Radeon R9 290 - 80 vs 60 FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 125 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 6 vs 4 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
FPS
80
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.69/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$454.83
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 15349 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
---|---|---|
Oct 29th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
GeForce 16 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $399 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |