Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER outperforms 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 Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- Performs up to 59% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 126 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 46% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 290X - $1.43 vs $2.66 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
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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In Stock
Updated 6835 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
FPS
126
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $179.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6834 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
89%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 29th, 2019 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 16 |
$549 | MSRP | $229 |
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 | 336 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1530 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1785 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |