Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GTX 660M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 581 days newer than GeForce GTX 660M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 50 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 83% better in F1 22 than GeForce GTX 660M - 77 vs 42 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M - 4 vs 1 GB
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce GTX 660M
Mobile • Mar 22nd, 2012
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22nd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 600M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 64 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 835 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 950 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
