AMD Radeon R9 290 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is ahead by 7% on our index and meets the recommended card of 40 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 14 15
Video memory 4 GB 6 GB
Rated power 275 W 120 W
Launch price $399 $249
Index per $100 3.5 6.0
Games at recommended 183 223
Released20132016
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21213
- Fortnite1415
- Palworld1415
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon R9 290; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB runs at recommended
- Poppy Playtime
- eFootball™
- It Takes Two
- Battlefield™ V
- Titanfall® 2
- ULTRAKILL
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
- Red Dead Redemption 2
And 32 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon R9 290 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB scores 15 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 290's 14, a 7% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon R9 290 meets the recommended graphics card of 183 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, 223.