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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18142 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6 192-bit Gaming Graphics Card, Super Compact, ZT-T16620F-10L

Buy for $399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18142 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18142 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6 192-bit Gaming Graphics Card, Super Compact, ZT-T16620F-10L

Buy for $399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18142 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 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 SUPER is 2184 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290

  • Up to 25% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER - $299.0 vs $399.99
  • Up to 6% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER - $13.0 vs $13.79 per FPS

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

  • Performs up to 26% better in Immortals of Aveum than Radeon R9 290 - 29 vs 23 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
This is a free version of Immortals of Aveum.
Immortals of Aveum

Immortals of Aveum

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

23

79%

Value, $/FPS

$13/FPS

100%

Price, $

$299

100%

Value Winner

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18142 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019


FPS

29

100%

Value, $/FPS

$13.79/FPS

94%

Price, $

$399.99

74%

FPS Winner

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6 192-bit Gaming Graphics Card, Super Compact, ZT-T16620F-10L

Buy for $399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18142 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

70%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

96%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019


Pixel Fillrate

85.68 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

157.1 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Nov 5th, 2013Release Date
Oct 29th, 2019
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 16
$399MSRP
$229
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
6 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
512-bitBus192-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
336 GB/s
947 MHzBase Clock Speed
1530 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1785 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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