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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
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€386.75
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is 1935 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 11% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - $146.23 vs $163.69
- Up to 3% better value when playing Minecraft than GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - $0.28 vs $0.29 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Radeon R9 290 - 621 vs 570 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
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
570
91%
Value, €/FPS
€0.28/FPS
100%
Price, €
€162.32
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
FPS
621
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.29/FPS
96%
Price, €
€181.7
89%
FPS 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 |
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