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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 2184 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- Performs up to 9% better in Valorant than Radeon R9 290 - 628 vs 575 FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 125 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 6 vs 4 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
FPS
628
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£199
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1815MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3x DP, HDMI 2.0b
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 29th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 16 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER or Radeon R9 290
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
441 FPS
£1.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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439 FPS
£7.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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420 FPS
£2.53/FPS
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Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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