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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 2184 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- Performs up to 22% better in HITMAN 3 than Radeon R9 290 - 101 vs 83 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $189.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Radeon R9 290 - $1.88 vs $3.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 125 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 6 vs 4 GB
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
FPS
101
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
ZER-LON GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB Graphics Cards, GDRR6 192Bit PCIE 3.0X16 Computer Gaming Gpu, Dual Freeze Fans Video Card with HDMI/DP/DVI Ports Support 4K and 8K HD
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Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
83
82.17821782178217%
Value, $/FPS
$3.6/FPS
52.222222222222214%
Price, $
$299
63%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
70.73996265172735%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
96.43539147040102%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 29th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 16 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $399 |
| 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 | 947 MHz |
| 1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER or Radeon R9 290
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
88 FPS
$10.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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80 FPS
$13.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,049
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72 FPS
$15.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,098.88
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72 FPS
$17.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,229.48
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75 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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72 FPS
$12.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$924.99
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80 FPS
$11.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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75 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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73 FPS
$11.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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75 FPS
$12.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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