The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $30.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 14% cheaper – $179.99 vs $210.00
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 57% less energy – 125 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Oct 29th, 2019
Average FPS
81
100%
Min 1% FPS
43
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.22/FPS
100%
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$179.99
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$189.99
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$174.99
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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
95%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
75%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Oct 29th, 2019
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
336 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
89%
FP32
5.027 TFLOPS
89%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 29th, 2019 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $229.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 16 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 125 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 85.68 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 157.1 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.027 TFLOPS |
