Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon R9 Nano
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1660
6144 Mb GDDR5
Released 15 Mar 2019
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 Nano
4096 Mb HBM
Released 27 Aug 2015
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1660117%
- Radeon R9 Nano100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1660
- 17% 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 Nano
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (29 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1660 | Radeon R9 Nano |
|---|
| GPU Name | TU116 () | Fiji (Fiji XT CA) |
| Fab Process | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 596 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,600 million | 8,900 million |
| Shaders | 1280 | 4096 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 64 |
| Core clock | 1530 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 256 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1660 | Radeon R9 Nano |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | HBM |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 4096 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective | 500 MHz
1000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 6144 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1660 | Radeon R9 Nano |
|---|
| TDP | 0 watts | 175 watts |
| Release Date | 15 Mar 2019 | 27 Aug 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 166085.68 GP/s
- Radeon R9 Nano64.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1660142.80 GT/s
- Radeon R9 Nano256.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1660192.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 Nano512.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 16604570.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 Nano8192.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166077
- Radeon R9 Nano46
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2018
Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166082
- Radeon R9 Nano64
FPS (higher is better)
Destiny 2
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166095
- Radeon R9 Nano72
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166073
- Radeon R9 Nano78
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 1660117
- Radeon R9 Nano90
FPS (higher is better)
Middle-Earth Shadow of War
Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166069
- Radeon R9 Nano55
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166068
- Radeon R9 Nano50
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166084
- Radeon R9 Nano93
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 166080
- Radeon R9 Nano58
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166059
- Radeon R9 Nano37
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166034
- Radeon R9 Nano29
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2018
Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166063
- Radeon R9 Nano51
FPS (higher is better)
Destiny 2
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166059
- Radeon R9 Nano52
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166048
- Radeon R9 Nano51
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 166073
- Radeon R9 Nano68
FPS (higher is better)
Middle-Earth Shadow of War
Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166047
- Radeon R9 Nano39
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 Nano35
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166058
- Radeon R9 Nano69
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 166055
- Radeon R9 Nano47
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166031
- Radeon R9 Nano26
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166016
- Radeon R9 Nano17
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2018
Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166036
- Radeon R9 Nano31
FPS (higher is better)
Destiny 2
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166036
- Radeon R9 Nano32
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166025
- Radeon R9 Nano26
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 166037
- Radeon R9 Nano36
FPS (higher is better)
Middle-Earth Shadow of War
Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166028
- Radeon R9 Nano21
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 Nano16
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 166031
- Radeon R9 Nano45
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 166029
- Radeon R9 Nano27
FPS (higher is better)