NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and AMD Radeon R9 M390X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 2.1x more core clock speed: 1530 MHz vs 723 MHz
  • 1697.6x more texture fill rate: 157.1 GTexel/s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 12776 vs 3597
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 810 vs 435
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 62695 vs 22044
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 187.131 vs 64.199
  • Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2548.187 vs 1284.053
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 15.882 vs 5.881
  • Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 117.673 vs 78.169
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 901.388 vs 312.822
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 17812 vs 6508
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 17812 vs 6508
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 Oct 2019 vs 5 May 2015
Core clock speed 1530 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate 157.1 GTexel/s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 12776 vs 3597
PassMark - G2D Mark 810 vs 435
Geekbench - OpenCL 62695 vs 22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 187.131 vs 64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2548.187 vs 1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 15.882 vs 5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.673 vs 78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 901.388 vs 312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17812 vs 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17812 vs 6508

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M390X

  • Around 45% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1408
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8593 vs 3717
  • 7.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 24690 vs 3351
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8593 vs 3717
  • 7.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 24690 vs 3351
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 2048 vs 1408
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8593 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 24690 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8593 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 24690 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M390X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
12776
3597
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
810
435
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
62695
22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
187.131
64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2548.187
1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.882
5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
117.673
78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
901.388
312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17812
6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
24690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17812
6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
24690
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER AMD Radeon R9 M390X
PassMark - G3D Mark 12776 3597
PassMark - G2D Mark 810 435
Geekbench - OpenCL 62695 22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 187.131 64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2548.187 1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 15.882 5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.673 78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 901.388 312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17812 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 24690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17812 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 24690
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 5978

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Essentials

Architecture Turing GCN 3.0
Code name TU116 Amethyst
Launch date 29 Oct 2019 5 May 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Place in performance rating 207 303
Type Desktop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R9 300 Series

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1785 MHz
Core clock speed 1530 MHz 723 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 157.1 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 10.05 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 5.027 TFLOPS
Pipelines 1408 2048
Pixel fill rate 85.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 157.1 GTexel/s 92.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 6600 million 5,000 million
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 9 inches (229 mm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Width Dual-slot
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan
Mantle

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 336.0 GB/s 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 bit 256 bit
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore