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$210
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is 1947 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 7% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - $210.0 vs $226.72
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- Performs up to 13% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon R9 290X - 384 vs 340 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon R9 290X - $0.59 vs $0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 120 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 6 vs 4 GB
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
FPS
384
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$226.72
92%
FPS and Value Winner
ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti EVO OC Edition Graphics Card (PCIe 3.0, 6GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4, Space-Grade Lubricant, Compact Design, GPU Tweak II)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
84.96 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
169.9 GTexel/s
96%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 22nd, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 16 |
| $549 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1770 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
202 FPS
$7.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$6.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$4.58/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949
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207 FPS
$5.07/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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265 FPS
$5.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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140 FPS
$7.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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200 FPS
$6.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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200 FPS
$6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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207 FPS
$10.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,099
In Stock
194 FPS
$8.25/FPS
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Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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