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GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon R9 FURY

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1660

6144 Mb GDDR5 Released 15 Mar 2019 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1660
AMD

Radeon R9 FURY

4096 Mb HBM Released 10 Jul 2015 DESKTOP
Radeon R9 FURY

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1660120%
  • Radeon R9 FURY100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1660

  • 20% 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 FURY

  • 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
GeForce GTX 1660
Our verdict

HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1660

The GeForce GTX 1660 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (41 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon R9 FURY
GPU NameTU116 ()Fiji (Fiji PRO)
Fab Process12 nm28 nm
Die Size284 mm²596 mm²
Transistors6,600 million8,900 million
Shaders12803584
Compute Units2056
Core clock1530 MHz1000 MHz
ROPs4864
TMUs80224

Memory configuration

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon R9 FURY
Memory TypeGDDR5HBM
Bus Width192 bit4096 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective		500 MHz
1000 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mb4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon R9 FURY
TDP0 watts275 watts
Release Date15 Mar 201910 Jul 2015

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 166085.68 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 FURY64.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660142.80 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 FURY224.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1660192.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 FURY512.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 16604570.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 FURY7168.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166077
  • Radeon R9 FURY48

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166082
  • Radeon R9 FURY66

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166092
  • Radeon R9 FURY77

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166095
  • Radeon R9 FURY76

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166073
  • Radeon R9 FURY81

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166083
  • Radeon R9 FURY72

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1660117
  • Radeon R9 FURY92

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166041
  • Radeon R9 FURY36

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166033
  • Radeon R9 FURY16

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166069
  • Radeon R9 FURY57

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 FURY51

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166084
  • Radeon R9 FURY95

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 166080
  • Radeon R9 FURY58

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166059
  • Radeon R9 FURY38

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166034
  • Radeon R9 FURY30

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166063
  • Radeon R9 FURY52

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166065
  • Radeon R9 FURY56

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166059
  • Radeon R9 FURY53

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166048
  • Radeon R9 FURY53

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166059
  • Radeon R9 FURY55

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 166073
  • Radeon R9 FURY70

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166032
  • Radeon R9 FURY28

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166024
  • Radeon R9 FURY10

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166047
  • Radeon R9 FURY40

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 FURY36

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166058
  • Radeon R9 FURY71

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 166055
  • Radeon R9 FURY48

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166031
  • Radeon R9 FURY27

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166016
  • Radeon R9 FURY18

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166036
  • Radeon R9 FURY32

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166033
  • Radeon R9 FURY22

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166036
  • Radeon R9 FURY34

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166025
  • Radeon R9 FURY27

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166031
  • Radeon R9 FURY31

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 166037
  • Radeon R9 FURY38

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166019
  • Radeon R9 FURY18

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166012
  • Radeon R9 FURY7

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 166028
  • Radeon R9 FURY22

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 FURY17

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 166031
  • Radeon R9 FURY47

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 166029
  • Radeon R9 FURY28

FPS (higher is better)

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