GeForce GTX 660 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 660 Ti 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 660 Ti 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 660 Ti Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 290X has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 660 Ti.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 660 Ti.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 290X is 266 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 660 Ti.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 290X is 1244 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 660 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 24−27
QHD / 1440p 8−9 18−20
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 27−30 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 65% more, than GeForce GTX 660 Ti.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 660 Ti Radeon R9 290X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Hawaii XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 16 August 2012 24 October 2013
Pipelines 1344 2816
Core clock speed 915 MHz
Boost Clock 980 MHz 947 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion/sec 176.0
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops 5,632 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm) 275 mm
Memory bus width 192-bit GDDR5 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB/s 320 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1344
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI + +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
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Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
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AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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