Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon R9 390X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1660
6144 Mb GDDR5
Released 15 Mar 2019
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 390X
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 18 Jun 2015
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1660100%
- Radeon R9 390X86%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1660
- 13% higher gaming performance.
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 390X
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1660
The GeForce GTX 1660 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (27 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1660 | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| GPU Name | TU116 () | Grenada (Grenada XT) |
| Fab Process | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,600 million | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 1280 | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 44 |
| Core clock | 1530 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 176 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1660 | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 6144 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1660 | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| TDP | 0 watts | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 15 Mar 2019 | 18 Jun 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 166085.68 GP/s
- Radeon R9 390X67.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1660142.80 GT/s
- Radeon R9 390X184.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1660192.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 390X384.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 16604570.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 390X5914.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166078
- Radeon R9 390X75
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166092
- Radeon R9 390X80
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166073
- Radeon R9 390X77
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry New Dawn
Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809
- GeForce GTX 166083
- Radeon R9 390X67
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 1660117
- Radeon R9 390X85
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Exodus
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166041
- Radeon R9 390X35
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce GTX 166068
- Radeon R9 390X56
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166085
- Radeon R9 390X89
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 166080
- Radeon R9 390X52
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166059
- Radeon R9 390X56
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166065
- Radeon R9 390X59
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166048
- Radeon R9 390X51
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry New Dawn
Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809
- GeForce GTX 166060
- Radeon R9 390X51
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 166073
- Radeon R9 390X61
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Exodus
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166032
- Radeon R9 390X29
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce GTX 166045
- Radeon R9 390X38
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166059
- Radeon R9 390X59
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 166055
- Radeon R9 390X41
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166031
- Radeon R9 390X33
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166033
- Radeon R9 390X33
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166025
- Radeon R9 390X24
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry New Dawn
Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809
- GeForce GTX 166031
- Radeon R9 390X29
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 166037
- Radeon R9 390X32
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Exodus
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166019
- Radeon R9 390X19
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce GTX 166022
- Radeon R9 390X20
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166031
- Radeon R9 390X-1
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 166029
- Radeon R9 390X25
FPS (higher is better)