Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 290X 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 1947 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- Performs up to 35% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon R9 290X - 23 vs 17 FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 120 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 6 vs 4 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
FPS
23
100%
Value, €/FPS
€23.89/FPS
100%
Price, €
€549.37
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
84.96 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
169.9 GTexel/s
96%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
---|---|---|
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 22nd, 2019 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 16 |
$549 | 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 |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1770 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |