GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon R9 M390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M390 with GeForce GTX 1660, including specs and performance data.

R9 M390
2015
2 GB GDDR5
10.04

GTX 1660 outperforms R9 M390 by a whopping 202% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking452186
Place by popularitynot in top-10039
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.17
Power efficiencyno data17.30
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code namePitcairnTU116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 June 2015 (9 years ago)14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores10241408
Core clock speedno data1530 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data120 Watt
Texture fill rateno data157.1
Floating-point processing powerno data5.027 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data88

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2001 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-
CUDA-7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 M390 10.04
GTX 1660 30.28
+202%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

R9 M390 6819
GTX 1660 21064
+209%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD42
−97.6%
83
+97.6%
1440p16−18
−206%
49
+206%
4K20
−30%
26
+30%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.64
1440pno data4.47
4Kno data8.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−373%
71
+373%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−293%
59
+293%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−219%
95−100
+219%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−265%
73
+265%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−287%
58
+287%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−196%
65−70
+196%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−175%
75−80
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−150%
160−170
+150%
Hitman 3 18−20
−263%
69
+263%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−467%
306
+467%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−365%
144
+365%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−315%
112
+315%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−228%
100−110
+228%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−260%
227
+260%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−413%
123
+413%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−180%
42
+180%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−219%
95−100
+219%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−235%
67
+235%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−213%
47
+213%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−196%
65−70
+196%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−175%
75−80
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−150%
160−170
+150%
Hitman 3 18−20
−253%
67
+253%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−431%
287
+431%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−265%
113
+265%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−193%
79
+193%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−244%
110
+244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−137%
60−65
+137%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−240%
214
+240%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−147%
37
+147%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−145%
49
+145%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−167%
40
+167%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−196%
65−70
+196%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−48.5%
98
+48.5%
Hitman 3 18−20
−211%
59
+211%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−72.2%
93
+72.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−197%
95
+197%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
−217%
57
+217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+117%
29
−117%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−200%
81
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−200%
55−60
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−207%
45−50
+207%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−220%
30−35
+220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−350%
27
+350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−240%
34
+240%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−380%
24
+380%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−295%
170−180
+295%
Hitman 3 12−14
−200%
39
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−235%
67
+235%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−321%
59
+321%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−415%
67
+415%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−197%
187
+197%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−231%
53
+231%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Hitman 3 6−7
−250%
21
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−50%
63
+50%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−450%
44
+450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−192%
35
+192%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−275%
15
+275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−240%
17
+240%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10
+900%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−317%
50
+317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−500%
36
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−200%
12
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−189%
26
+189%

This is how R9 M390 and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 is 98% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 is 206% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 is 30% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M390 is 117% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1660 is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M390 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • GTX 1660 is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.04 30.28
Recency 9 June 2015 14 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

GTX 1660 has a 201.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M390 is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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