Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 2196 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- Performs up to 18% better in World of Tanks than Radeon R9 290X - 180 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $189.99 vs $210.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing World of Tanks than Radeon R9 290X - $1.06 vs $1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 125 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 6 vs 4 GB
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
89%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
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Oct 29th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
GeForce 16 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $549 |
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 | 1000 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |