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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 Super Overclocked 6GB Edition HDMI DP DVI Gaming Graphics Card (TUF-GTX1660S-O6G-GAMING)

Buy for CA$449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 132 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 Super Overclocked 6GB Edition HDMI DP DVI Gaming Graphics Card (TUF-GTX1660S-O6G-GAMING)

Buy for CA$449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 132 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 2196 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

  • Performs up to 25% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Radeon R9 290X - 110 vs 88 FPS
  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 125 vs 290 Watts
  • Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 6 vs 4 GB
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Mass Effect: Andromeda

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

88

80%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019


FPS

110

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$4.09/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$449.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Asus TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 Super Overclocked 6GB Edition HDMI DP DVI Gaming Graphics Card (TUF-GTX1660S-O6G-GAMING)

Buy for CA$449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 132 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

75%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019


Pixel Fillrate

85.68 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

157.1 GTexel/s

89%

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo

Radeon R9 290X

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Oct 24th, 2013Release Date
Oct 29th, 2019
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 16
$549MSRP
$229
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
6 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
512-bitBus192-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
336 GB/s
1000 MHzBase Clock Speed
1530 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1785 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

With selected game settings

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