Head to head

AMD Radeon R9 390 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is ahead by 6% on our index and meets the recommended card of 5 more games. Below: where each one wins.

Card one Card two

Performance index 16 17

Video memory 8 GB 6 GB

Rated power 275 W 120 W

Launch price $329 $219

Index per $100 4.9 7.8

Games at recommended 225 230

Released20152019

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At 1440p in the heaviest games

Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon R9 390; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

Is the AMD Radeon R9 390 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660?

No — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 scores 17 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 390's 16, a 6% gap.

Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?

The AMD Radeon R9 390 meets the recommended graphics card of 225 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, 230.