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    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile vs Radeon R9 290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile and Radeon R9 290X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile and Radeon R9 290X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile 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 mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile Radeon R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is 10750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 18−20
    4K / 2160p 16−18 10−11
    low / 720p 80−85 60−65
    medium / 1080p 60−65 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 39% more, than Radeon R9 290X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Turing GCN
    Code name N18E-G0 Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 23 April 2019 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 1536 2816
    Core clock speed 1455 MHz
    Boost Clock 1590 MHz 947 MHz
    Transistor count 6,600 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 152.6 176.0
    Floating-point performance 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 320 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
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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