The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $45.24 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 14% cheaper – $269.37 vs $314.61
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 56% less energy – 120 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
78%
Min 1% FPS
32
73%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
92%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Feb 22nd, 2019
Average FPS
83
100%
Min 1% FPS
44
100%
Price, €
€314.61
85%
Value, €/FPS
€3.79/FPS
100%
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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
71%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
89%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
89%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Feb 22nd, 2019
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
288 GB/s
90%
Pixel Fillrate
84.96 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
169.9 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.437 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 22nd, 2019 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 16 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 120 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 84.96 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 169.9 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.437 TFLOPS |
