The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $107.22 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 40% cheaper – $162.15 vs $269.37
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 55% less energy – 125 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is better in every way
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs Radeon R9 290 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Oct 29th, 2019
Average FPS
81
100%
Min 1% FPS
43
100%
Price, €
€162.15
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2/FPS
100%
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€192.41
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€171.13
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Oct 29th, 2019
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
336 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.027 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
95%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
71%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
96%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
96%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Oct 29th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
$229.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| GeForce 16 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
125 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
6 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
85.68 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 60.61 GPixel/s |
157.1 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 151.5 GTexel/s |
5.027 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.849 TFLOPS |
