GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon R9 Nano

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon R9 Nano you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1660 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 Nano will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1660 Radeon R9 Nano
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 Nano has 45% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1660.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 Nano.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon R9 Nano - with GCN 1.2.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 Nano - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 is 77 mm longer, than Radeon R9 Nano.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 is 7500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 Nano.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 50−55
ultra / 1080p 40−45 35−40
QHD / 1440p 30−35 27−30
4K / 2160p 18−20 16−18
low / 720p 80−85 80−85
medium / 1080p 65−70 60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1660 Radeon R9 Nano
Architecture Turing GCN 1.2
Code name Turing TU116 Fiji
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 March 2019 10 September 2015
Pipelines 1408 4096
Core clock speed 1530 MHz
Boost Clock 1785 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 6,600 million 8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 157.1 256.0
Floating-point performance 8,192 gflops
Length 229 mm 152 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 4096 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.1 GB/s 512 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 7.5
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 295 Sol/s
Compute units 64
AppAcceleration +
High bandwidth memory (HBM) +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
FRTC +
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