GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q vs Radeon R9 295X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q and Radeon R9 295X2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q stacks up against Radeon R9 295X2, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q Radeon R9 295X2
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 295X2 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 295X2 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon R9 295X2 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 295X2 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is 10750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 295X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 45−50 40−45
ultra / 1080p 30−33 27−30
QHD / 1440p 24−27 21−24
4K / 2160p 12−14 12−14
low / 720p 70−75 70−75
medium / 1080p 50−55 50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon R9 295X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q Radeon R9 295X2
Architecture Turing GCN 2.0
Code name N18E-G0 Vesuvius
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 23 April 2019 29 April 2014
Pipelines 1536 2816
Core clock speed 1140 MHz
Boost Clock 1335 MHz 1018 MHz
Transistor count 6,600 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 128.2 179.2
Floating-point performance 2x 5,733 gflops
Length 307 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 640 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 7.5
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 61.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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