Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GTX 660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 413 days newer than GeForce GTX 660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 140 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 37% better in Halo Infinite than GeForce GTX 660 - 48 vs 35 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 4 vs 2 GB
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
20.64 GPixel/s
32.25%
Texel Fillrate
82.56 GTexel/s
46.909090909090914%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 144.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1032 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
